An "awesome new tool for activists" is quietly launched

From the excellent Trade Union mailing LabourStart:

In today's mailing:

1) An "awesome new tool for activists" is quietly launched
2) Thailand: Campaign against sacking of union leaders who protested unsafe working conditions
3) Labour newswires go local
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1) An "awesome new tool for activists" is quietly launched

Unless you're a regular reader of the official Google blog (and I'm not) you probably haven't heard of Google SideWiki.  But a trade union activist in New Zealand has stumbled on something that he calls an "awesome new tool for activists".   And he may be right.

I won't tell you much more, but will instead suggest you read what Google has to say:

http://tinyurl.com/lkbxbw

And when you're done, and have set this up on your computer (it will take you less than a minute), go visit http://www.nestle.com and see what I've done to Nestle's global website.

2) Thailand: Campaign against sacking of union leaders who protested unsafe working conditions

The headline just about says it all, doesn't it?

Please go to the ITF website to send off your message and to learn more:

http://www.itfglobal.org/solidarity/thairail.cfm/letter/41/

3) Labour newswires go local

Here's a new service for your union's website -- local labour news from your state or province.

If you live in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, South Africa or India and your union website would like to show the latest local labour news, we now have the ability to create customized labour newswires for you.  We've done it for unions in Kansas -- see this page:

http://tinyurl.com/yey3rpd

If you'd like a customized newswire for your state, province or region, please write to us telling us what you'd like and giving us the details of the website it will appear on.

That's all for now -- have a great weekend

Eric Lee