IBM union calls it quits

After trying since 1999 to turn IBM into a union shop, the Alliance@IBM, a Communications Workers of America local, is "suspending" its organizing efforts.
"Years of job cuts and membership losses have taken their toll," said the Alliance in a statement Tuesday.
The Alliance, which had 400 dues-paying members at its peak, now has about 200. But this figure doesn't tell the real story about the Alliance's accomplishments.
The Alliance became a key source of public information for employees and t