Common declaration by
IBM Network Service Delivery employees, worldwide against the outsource to AT&T
Supported by national unions, works councils and the IWIS (IBM Workers International Solidarity) global network.
Since the Press announcement of 2 months ago, IBM has not given to the affected employees sufficient and detailed communication about the outsourcing of services and workers to AT&T.
We ask together, with one voice, to both IBM management and AT&T management for:
1) A guarantee of employment, where both companies subscribe and guarantee the employees will keep their jobs for at least 5 years (time of the outsourcing contract)
2) Voluntary transfers
Furthermore it will be necessary to start , as soon as possible, a negotiation process with the legal representative employee organizations or the employees themselves in case representative bodies dont exist, about:

* Voluntary transfers (including GOM applications) from IBM to AT&T no involuntary transfers will be accepted.
* IBM & AT&T deal and further strategy the terms and conditions for the employees to be transferred
* Re-entry options back into IBM in case of failure of the deal
* Compensation and/or welcome packages
* Criteria for selection of employees

If no news is received from IBM and AT&T in the next few weeks, we are planning to organize legal, press and public initiatives against this outsourcing, country by country, and start a possible union international mobilization (a global actions day).