IBM Fires More Than 1,000 in North America, Group Says

International Business Machines Corp., the world’s largest computer-services provider, fired more than 1,000 workers in North America this week, according to an employee advocacy group.

The job reductions are mostly in the U.S., with some in Canada, said Lee Conrad, national coordinator of Alliance@IBM, which has been trying to organize IBM employees. The group is continuing to update the number as it receives severance documents from workers notified with what IBM calls “resource actions,” Conrad said. Redundant employees may apply for other positions within IBM, the documents show.