World IT workers join unions to fight job cuts

May 7, 2009 by Unites   Comments (0)

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Please find Outsourcing article in UPI Asia which has interview of Bro. Lee Conrad, National Coordinator, Alliance@IBM who and this article also has interview with me. The Big Corporates and Politicians are using work/outsourcing to divide workers along country lines and break our solidarity.

President Obamas reaction to outsourcing has created a flutter in Indian IT/ITES employees and employers in India. As per your advice and guidance we have taken a stance that Outsourcing is a reality and it should not be at the cost of one country against the other in the end resulting in race to the bottom.

http://www.upiasia.com/Economics/2009/05/06/it_workers_join_unions_to_fight_job_cuts/9707/

Courtesy : www.upiasia.com

Stop The Pink Slip

April 29, 2009 by Unites   Comments (0)

UNITES Professionals Union for ITES employees in India has taken up Stop The Pink Slip - Campaign as more than 5% of Indian IT & ITES employees are threatened of job loss in the next two quarters. On 1 May 2009 we are launching Stop The Pink Slip - Campaign which will run
 entire month and the signatures collected will be handed over to NASSCOM, India the IT/ITES employer body.

UNITES strives to create a distinct and cogent link between employers & employees at all levels but our repeated request to NASSCOM has not resulted in any prevention of job loss, so we have launched the Stop The Pink Slip - Campaign with active support of IT & ITES employees
across India.

 Visit website at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/StopthePinkSlip/index.html and
register your solidarity.
Please keep visiting the UNITES website  http://www.unitespro.org/ for regular updates on Stop
The Pink Slip - Campaign!

Looking forward for your valuable support and passing this information to other  in IT/ITES organisations.

In Solidarity.

We request Indian Election Commission to intervene and shelve Satyam’s sale process

April 7, 2009 by Unites   Comments (0)

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/SatyamWhat-lies-ahead/IT-workers-union-wants-EC-to-shelve-Satyam-sale/articleshow/4368709.cms

A union of information technology workers, Unites, has asked India’s Election Commission to intervene and shelve Satyam’s sale Satyam process until a new government takes over and current investigations being carried out by the CBI reaches a conclusion, citing the scandal-hit company’s legal liabilities and other ambiguities as deterrents for any potential bidder to carry an effective due diligence process.

Courtesy : The Economic Times

Big Screwup by IT Gaints

March 28, 2009 by Unites   Comments (0)

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Oracle, IBM screw up Canara Bank system (India's big Public Sector Bank)

http://www.itexaminer.com/oracle-ibm-screw-up-canara-bank-system.aspx

Two technology companies have helped drop a major bank in the lurch although the Canara Bank disagrees it’s in a mess. share your comments.

Courtesy : .itexaminer.com

UNITES Mourns murder of call center employee Ms. Jigisha Ghosh (28) on March 18.

March 28, 2009 by Unites   Comments (0)

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The incident of murder of call center employee Ms. Jigisha Ghosh (28) on March 18 as she was returning home from work, picked up in front of her home. Highlights the problem that we have been telling for the last three years.

We at UNITES mourn at this unfortunate incident and congratulate the police details for speedy investigation and arrest of the accused on the basis of CCTV footage when they used Ghosh’s ATM and credit cards to withdraw money and purchase expensive shoes and watches.

Our condolence are extended to family members of Ms. Jigisha Ghosh family. We want employers to counsel its employee on safety & security and to be more careful in the night shift.

We would want all the unorganised members to get organised to get their rights at work. The details of this campaign is available at
www.unitespro.org.