A week-long computer technicians' strike starting today could cause problems at airports, banks, schools and universities, the Australian Services Union (ASU) says.
Industrial action involving field service engineers from technology vendor NCR will spread to Victoria this weekend, after up to 90 staff walked off the job yesterday in three other states.
The chance of industrial action at IBM's Baulkham Hills, Sydney facility has dropped dramatically after a workers' meeting last night broadly accepted the direction that union negotiations with Big Blue had taken.
IBM Australia could face strike action in a Baulkham Hills, Sydney facility on Thursday or Friday this week, according to the Australian Services Union, after the company failed to negotiate with the union over the weekend.
IBM has been recruiting "scab" labour to fill the gap that could be left by striking IBM Flightdeck workers, according to the Australian Services Union.
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