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Online social activism and Twitter

By on June 13, 2009 in Blog, Campaigning, Industrial Relations

A large part of my job is online communications: blogs, social networking, and new fads like Twitter. A big challenge is how to use these tools in a meaningful way to support the campaigning and organising activities of the union. How can we engage our members and supporters using the social networking tools they are [...]

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Corporate welfare should come with strings

By on March 5, 2009 in Blog, Industrial Relations, Opinion

Businesses receiving government corporate welfare should be required to follow industrial relations and OHS laws, and should put caps on executive and board payouts. There is a clear national interest. Governments (state and Federal) gives tax concessions and other support to many different kinds of business, in order to create jobs and ensure economic growth. [...]

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