Europe’s unions attempt an online campaign
You know that the technology of Internet-based campaigning has matured when even the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) starts using it.
You know that the technology of Internet-based campaigning has matured when even the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) starts using it.
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Every union in Britain can start saving money today by abandoning Microsoft Office and switching over to use OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org).