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Blogadder: April 2013
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Monday, April 15, 2013. Porter Airlines Strike: It Just Gets Worse. Remember those Porter Airlines workers who have been on strike since 10 January? How the employer was offering tiny or no wage increases and no improvements to the workers’ (and by extension all our) safety? In just a few seconds you can send a protest message to OMERS telling them what you think of their investment...
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Blogadder: Take Back the 'Net
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Saturday, July 19, 2014. Take Back the 'Net. I often make references here to “digital utopians,” the folks of the ‘90s who kept telling us the internet would set our minds and news media free from the constraints and censorship imposed by corporate ownership. We could all. And I do mean “organize” in the broadest sense. Want to attract some nasty boys? Watch what happens when a woma...
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Blogadder: July 2014
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Saturday, July 26, 2014. Eric Lee, Gaza, LabourStart, Me and 900 Comrades- A Screed. LabourStart is composed of almost 900 volunteer trade unionists around the world. 85 in Canada alone (where I reside). We operate largely autonomously from each other. While Eric is prominent among them/us as webmaster and founder, he does not determine LabourStart editorial policy. LS has other vol...
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Blogadder: November 2012
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Monday, November 12, 2012. My suggested trade union initiative to ensure an accurate representation of the labour movement on Wikipedia has gotten a bit of attention. Not likely much action, but a bit of chat and who knows? Here's the original article as it appears on the Our Times website right HERE. Is what ACORN founder Wade Rathke has to say on his Chief Organizers Blog.
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Blogadder: E-mail Lists Work Best
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Saturday, July 19, 2014. E-mail Lists Work Best. Last issue you were treated (? To a rant. This time I’m giving you a bunch of shorter items, leaving less room for my opinions. Mebbe. This just confirms what we all thought: e-mail remains the killer app for online campaigning. Google is becoming popular in the Francophonie. In French-speaking Africa, France itself and Quebec, ta...
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Blogadder: Eric Lee, Gaza, LabourStart, Me and 900 Comrades- A Screed
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Saturday, July 26, 2014. Eric Lee, Gaza, LabourStart, Me and 900 Comrades- A Screed. LabourStart is composed of almost 900 volunteer trade unionists around the world. 85 in Canada alone (where I reside). We operate largely autonomously from each other. While Eric is prominent among them/us as webmaster and founder, he does not determine LabourStart editorial policy. LS has other vol...
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Blogadder: July 2013
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. At Maruti Suzuki: We Shall Win! The following is the text of a media release from India's New Trade Union Initiative:. 17 July 2013, New Delhi:. A year in custody with no charges filed and no bail granted, 147 Maruti Suzuki workers from the Manesar plant wait for justice. 542 workers and over 1800 contract workers were summarily dismissed for th. To culminate...
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Blogadder: December 2012
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Monday, December 31, 2012. Campaigning Online - and Winning. LabourStart's first book draws on our years of running online campaigns for trade unions around the world. Copies just US$4.99. Over the last decade and more, LabourStart has run dozens of online campaigns in partnership with unions around the world. To order your copy go HERE. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Blogadder: Mail Chimps and Changing Walmart
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Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective. Saturday, July 19, 2014. Mail Chimps and Changing Walmart. A recent article in The Pacific Standard. Chances are that anyone who manages online actions for their union already knows that email is the most effective online communications tool available, and they likely use a service like Mail Chimp or other software with similar features. MAKING CHANGE AT WALMART. They used “Ca...
