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IBM workers and supporters will protest between September 25th and 30th in Second Life.
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ETUC
http://www.etuc.org/IMG/pdf_Newsletter_2008_01_EN.pdf
January 2008
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"ver.di PUBLIK" - Germany
http://publik.verdi.de/2007/ausgabe_11/leben/.titel/seite_17/A0
20.11.2007
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Radio Suisse Romande - Switzerland
http://www.rsr.ch/podcast.aspx?rss=capsule
29 + 30.10.2007
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Le Monde Economie - France
16.10.2007
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LBC-NVK monthly review - Belgium
October 2007
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Stern - Germany
http://www.stern.de/computer-technik/internet/:Virtuelle-Massenkundgebung-Arbeitskampf-Leben/599008.html
28.09.2007
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Avastar - SL news coverage
http://www.the-avastar.com
28.09.2007
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ITUC
http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article1447
28.09.2007
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LBC-NVK - Belgium
http://lbc-nvk.acv-online.be/Actueel/Campagnes/second_life/uni_ibm.asp
28.09.2007
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Lietuvos Profsajungos - Lithuania
http://www.lprofsajungos.lt/?lang=lt&mID=1&id=1925
28.09.2007
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New World Notes Blog
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/09/international-u.html
28.09.2007
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National Italian Television 5 minute spotlight on events
http://www.rai.it
click on TG3 news.... it's a video
27.09.2007
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LO Aktuelt - Norway
http://www.frifagbevegelse.no/loaktuelt/article3021988.ece
27.09.2007
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Esquerda - Portugal
http://www.esquerda.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4089&Itemid=26
27.09.2007
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Out-Law - UK
http://www.out-law.com/
27.09.2007 evening -> also check out-law radio
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XPERT HR - UK
http://www.xperthr.co.uk/blogs/employment-intelligence/2007/09/live-report-from-the-first-vir-1.html#more
27.09.2007
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UNI Moscow
http://www.uni-cis.ru/news2.php?nid=397
27.09.2007
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Straight Goods - Canada
http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature7.cfm?REF=443
27.09.2007
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BBC Radio News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/radio_newsroom/default.stm
Morning show 27.09.2007
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SLUUB - first News channel in Italian
http://www.sluub.com
on Protest day
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CBC - National Canadian Radio / TV Broadcasting
http://www.cbc.ca/aih/
Live broadcast interview
26.09.2007
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Amicus - the Union, UK
http://www.amicustheunion.org/Default.aspx?page=7192
21.09.2007
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Stargazete - Turkey
http://www.stargazete.com
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National Metal Union CUT Brasil (Publication in Portuguese)
http://www.cnmcut.org.br
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ALFA - Lithuania
http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/151147
21.09.2007
http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/150571
17.09.2007
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TCLT - Lithuania
http://www.tclt.projektas.lt/print.php?news.29
21.09.2007
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LBC-NVK Belgium (coverage in Dutch)
http://lbc-nvk.acv-online.be/Actueel/Campagnes/second_life/uni_ibm.asp
updated
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SAK - Finland
http://www.sak.fi/suomi/ajankohtaista.jsp?location1=1&lang=fi&ao=suomenulkopuolelta&sl2=4&id=32235
20.09.2007
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Metro Teknik - Sweden
http://www.metro.se/se/article/2007/09/20/09/5324-48/index.xml
20.09.2007
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SvD Utrikes - Sweden
http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/utrikes/did_17114989.asp
19.09.2007
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Aftonbladet Economi- Sweden
http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/vss/telegram/0,1082,70475651_854__,00.html
19.09.2007
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Lo Tidningen - Sweden
http://www.lotidningen.se/?id_site=8&id_item=9994
19.09.2007
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Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/18/virtual_labor_economics/index.html
18.09.2007
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Jo Grant - Jaymin Carthage Blog
http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/roivw?entry=political_demonstrations_in_second_life
18.09.2007
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Johninnit Blog
http://www.johninnit.co.uk/2007/09/17/its-a-strike-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/
17.09 2007
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BoingBoing Blog
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/17/strikers-picket-ibm.html
17.09 2007
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New World Notes - SL blog
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/09/labor-union-pro.html
17.09 2007
La Vanguardia - Spain
http://www.lavanguardia.es/lv24h/20070917/53394307433.html#segNoti
17.09.2007
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Progressive Blend Radio - Washington DC & International (web)
http://www.progressiveblendradio.com/
Interview live 16.09.2007 at 23h25 Swiss time
Actual interview here:
http://www.progressiveblendradio.com/sounds/UniglobalunionInterview.mp3
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Internationaal Verzet - Belgium
http://internationaalverzet.blogspot.com/2007/09/nu-ook-vakbondsactie-op-second-life.html
13.09.2007
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Radio Canada
http://www.radio-canada.ca/index.shtml
12.09.2007 at 17h50 and 20h25
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De TIJD - Belgium
http://www.tijd.be/nieuws/de_wijde_wereld/artikel.asp?Id=3200962
12.09.2007
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HLN.BE - Belgium
http://www.hln.be/hlns/cache/det/art_581599.html#Scene_1
12.09.2007
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Bernadinai - Lithuania
http://www.bernardinai.lt/index.php?url=articles/67284
12.09.2007
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ABC Spain newspaper
http://www.abc.es/20070912/tecnologia-tecnologia/huelga-virtual-ultimo-second_200709121917.html
12.09.2007
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IT ADDA, India newspaper
 - Virtual Reality.pdf
12.09.2007
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Morrhys Graysmark - Journalist at The Avastar
http://www.the-avastar.com
http://www.the-avastar.com/pdfs/2007/TheAvaStar_Issue39.pdf
12.09.2007 + more during strike
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AHA - Italian mailing list for activism, politics and arts
http://www.ecn.org/aha
12.09.2007 + more during strike
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Lietuvos Profsajungos - Lithuanian union
http://www.lprofsajungos.lt/?lang=lt&mID=1&id=1881
11.09.2007
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IndyMedia - Belgium
http://www.indymedia.be/node/23951
10.09.2007
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Blogger Linda Rogers from Bread and Roses
http://breadandroseslife.blogspot.com/
07.09.2007
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YourSecondPlace - Nobody Fugazi
http://www.your2ndplace.com/node/519
07.09.2007
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Ecopolis
http://www.ecopolis.org/ibm-union-strike-in-second-life/
10.09.2007
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Nancy Scola Blog
http://www.nancyscola.com/2007/09/the_virtual_italian_ibm_strike.html
10.09.2007
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AFL-CIO blog
http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/09/10/ibm-employees-go-on-strike-online-you-can-join-them/
10.09.2007
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Alliance@IBM - USA
http://www.allianceibm.org/
10.09.2007
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Hodges Blog
http://hodges-model.blogspot.com/2007/09/italian-ibm-employees-on-strike-on.html
08.09.2007
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Loïc Le Meur Blog - Most renoun French blogger in history
http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2007/09/italian-ibm-emp.html?cid=82545173#comment-82545173
07.09.2007
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United Steelworkers of Canada
http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature7.cfm?REF=443
03.09.2007
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Computer Sweden
http://computersweden.idg.se/2.2683/1.118172
29.08.2007
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The Register - UK
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/ibm_italy_strike/
24.08.2007
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Mostly Water blog
http://news.resist.ca/node/28658
24.08.2007
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Libcom.org
http://libcom.org/forums/news/italian-tech-union-calls-virtual-strike-against-ibm-second-life-24082007
24.08.2007
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SL reader Blog
http://slreader.com/tag/strike/
24.08.2007
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PC Advisor
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1222&blogid=4
24.08.2007
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The Information Week
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/08/ibm_employees_m.html
24.08.2007
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Futurismic
http://futurismic.com/2007/08/23/ibm-faces-virtual-strike-in-second-life/
23.08.2007
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