Research triangle park.

• Position: Triangle

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK--IBM and Cisco Systems, two of the largest employers in RTP; could be cutting jobs there, though neither will confirm it. Alliance At IBM, a union that is trying to organize the Armonk, N.Y.-based computer-services company, says IBM laid off some of its 10,000 RTP employees. San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco, which makes telecommunications...