via thelocal.se A Swedish firefighter who filed a discrimination lawsuit after being denied a job because he had the “wrong” gender and ethnicity has been awarded [...more]

via theaustralian.com.au THE big four banks face mounting pressure to pass on Tuesday’s official interest rate cut, with a union urging a member boycott and Wayne Swan [...more]

via smh.com.au About 20,000 litres of a low hazard substance have spilled on to the ground at the Orica plant near Newcastle this afternoon, prompting a quick reaction by [...more]

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via alexwhite.org via: http://alexwhite.org/2009/08/why-unions-should-embrace-social-media/?utm_sour… The new social media is a very powerful thing. It allows unions to [...more]