The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 26, 2009 IBM to Shed 5,000 Jobs ---------------------- The computer giant IBM has announced plans to lay off 5,000 US workers. The number amounts to around four percent of IBM’s workforce. .