[APWSLMembers 448] Please vote for KMU website for labour website of the year!

[Kilusang Mayo Uno]

Dear friends,

Warmest greetings!

Please vote the KMU website in the 10th annual Labour Website of the 
Year competition being sponsored by Labourstart.

Just click this link:
<http://www.labourstart.org/lwsoty/index2007.html>http://www.labourstart.org/lwsoty/index2007.html

type this address:

<http://kilusangmayouno.org>http://kilusangmayouno.org

and follow succeeding instructions.

ever since its launching, the KMU website has been serving the 
working class and labor advocates from all over the globe with 
uncensored and fearless labor news and other resources, which are 
frequently bookmarked and linked by other websites as well.

Thank you so much for your support.

In solidarity,
KMU International Department


---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Eric Lee <<mailto:ericlee at labourstart.org>ericlee at labourstart.org>
>To: <mailto:ericlee at labourstart.org> ericlee at labourstart.org
>Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 09:26:46 +0000
>Subject: To all active LabourStart correspondents
>
>Comrades,
>
>
>First of all, a very happy new year to all of you.
>
>
>Over the next two days, I will be doing a massive public launch for 
>the 10th annual Labour Website of the Year competition.
>
>
>The Labour Website of the Year is hugely important for LabourStart.
>
>
>Obviously, it is a way to recognize and encourage excellence in 
>trade union website design.
>
>
>But it is much more than that.
>
>
>It is also a way to sign up large numbers of trade unionists to our 
>mailing lists, and thereby to involve them in our campaigns.
>
>
>We currently have 46,306 email subscribers.  With a little effort, 
>we can bring that up to 50,000 over the course of January.
>
>
>LabourStart's campaigns have contributed in recent weeks to some 
>spectacular victories for trade unions around the world, including:
>
>
>* The release of jailed Iranian union leader Mansour Osanloo
>
>* General Motors entering into talks with the union at the 
>GM-AVTOVAZ plant in Russia
>
>* Janitors in Houston, Texas winning a huge victory and their first contract
>
>
>If we have a very successful competition this year, and sign up 
>thousands of new people to our lists, our campaigns in 2007 will be 
>even more successful.
>
>
>It's as simple as that.
>
>
>Last year, we had 5,578 valid votes cast -- those were people who 
>voted online and then confirmed their votes after receiving an email 
>from us.  Let's increase that number to 10,000 to celebrate our 10th 
>annual competition.
>
>
>To make this work, I need your help.  Here's what I'd like you to do:
>
>
>1. Vote.  Go to 
><http://www.labourstart.org/lwsoty/index2007.html>http://www.labourstart.org/lwsoty/index2007.html
>
>
>If there is anything seriously wrong with the software -- if you are 
>blocked from voting, or unable to confirm your vote, or anything 
>like that, let me know as soon as possible.
>
>
>2. Encourage every union you are in touch with to lobby its members 
>to vote.  Make sure unions know that by simply copying a single line 
>of code, they can have a 'Vote for this site' button on their home page.
>
>
>3. If you think it would be useful to have a version of the ballot 
>in your language, let me know and we'll sort this out.
>
>
>Thanks so much for your help on this.
>
>
>Eric
>
>
>
>--
>
>Full contact details:
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>Phone: +44 7 939202035, +44 20 83461953
>
>Skype: erictlee
>
>Web: <http://www.ericlee.info>http://www.ericlee.info