No Pay Cuts!

"Come on people. Only 1511 signatures so far? You can do better than that. We need 10,000 signatures on this petition and we need them yesterday. I have already signed it about 200 times myself with different names I made up and sometimes just random words"

"In the 5 years with IBM, despite and average 1\% yearly increase in "base salary" my earned income had reduced by $20k - that was before the 15\% cut. I am making less now than I have all my professional career even though I am now in a leadership role."

"This is a pay cut, pure and simple. Even IF IBM let's us work the overtime, which I seriously doubt, we are losing on benefits. It is NOT, as IBM states a net 0 outcome."

"Many believe that this is purely retaliation. I dont. This is what they want you to think. They want more to quit so more of our American jobs can be sent overseas where they will work for a fraction of the cost. This alone will increase IBM's profits aga"

"I got a $2,200. bonus and a $15,000. FING PAY CUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Hard work should not be followed by a base pay cut!"

"After years of loyalty working overtime this is the thanks I get. I am hoping this behavior is not acceptable by IBM big clients like American Express."

"After 29 years of exemplary performance, reporting to 29 (count 'em!) managers, in jobs ranging from mail clerk in CHQ to "Technical Services Professional-Advisory" (band 7) in Global Services-- and an estimated 6000 hours of _unpaid_ overtime, I was "ret"

"Former IBM employee"

"BS"

"the $$ i pay for a computer and they are trying to save money....crazy!"

"Vote Democrat 2008 and stop this trickleless system of Republicans."

"I did sign up for the lawsuit last year. The document that they sent us describes in detail that there would be different factors used to figure out how much you as the individual would get from this settlement. Mine was only a factor of 2 where others we"

"this is just wrong"