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Gillard calls for leadership ballot after disastrous opinion poll
A change in party leadership could force out the minority government and hasten the national election now set for September. #Australia #Julia Gillard #labor party #Kevin Rudd
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Will fix labour production issues in China: Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co plans to keep the bulk of its manufacturing inhouse but reiterated a pledge to improve working conditions at its suppliers after admitting excessive overtime and fines for employees in China #TechBuzz #China Labor Watch #Samsung Electronics Co #Production in China's factories
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Giant Disruption: Quietly, Facebook opens a job portal
In a move that already has online portals predicting the death of LinkedIn, Facebook quietly launched its 'social jobs app' which will allow US job hunters to find jobs via the social networking behemoth. #facebook #LinkedIn #SocialMedia #Social Jobs App #US Department of Labor
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India's economic freedom
Well -functioning countries today are grounded in the yin and yang of political and economic freedom. Liberals suggested that it is important to measure economic freedom across countries and across time.More economic freedom is associated with greater wealth, lower poverty and higher growth. #HowThisWorks #Environment #Labor #Development
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Adelaide NowLabor launches super blitz on coalition
Labor has launched a nationwide attack on the coalition's superannuation plans. Source: AAP THE coalition has accused the federal government of running a "hysterical scare campaign" over superannuation, as Labor MPs across the country rally to warn that #Tony Abbott #Wayne Swan #Bill Shorten
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Big Pond NewsLabor denies inducement to Thomson
NSW Labor has rejected claims it offered to lift the suspension of Craig Thomson to allow him to run for preselection and potentially gain a redundancy payment of up to $100,000 if he lost. Mr Thomson, a former Health Services Union secretary, who is def #Craig Thomson #Labor Party #Julia Gillard
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The Seattle TimesSenate panel considers labor board nominees
Some of President Barack Obama's nominees to the National Labor Relations Board are coming under criticism from Senate Republicans. The board has been at an impasse since January. That's when a federal appeals court said the president violated the Consti #Barack Obama #U.S. Republican Party #Richard Griffin (politician)