Greetings earthlings from the world’s first virtual reality picket line. It’s spread over a huge are of IBM corporate campus in virtual world Second Life. I’ve seen quite a lot of people, flown around some fun places, and had a chat to some nice IBM staff who were clearing up the 80 foot “Oi IBM, No!” sign I made for their sandbox.

Lots of fun, and a good way to highlight the dispute of the 9,000 Italian IBM workers who’re getting a 1,000 euro pay cut. It’s running until 9pm this evening (GMT), so come have a go. You can find out how to at www.union-network.org/secondlife

And if you don’t fancy going virtual, you can just sign the old-school web petition instead!

UPDATE: Protest closed now, but they got 1,850 participants, which is a stonking result! Read more at the official blog here.