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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...article. Today there are more than 11,000 social cooperatives across Italy’s 110 provinces (with more than 700 in Emilia-Romagna), thanks to a 1991 law that encouraged their creation through favorable tax rates for cooperative organizations and their investors. Open Group, a 300-member social cooperative, runs a dizzying array of programs out of a buzzing office near...
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Understanding tax avoidance
Money & Business

Understanding tax avoidance

...article Tax avoidance or tax evasion? A haven for misunderstanding in The Conversation. There is a growing legal industry emerging around this phenomenon. ‘Wealth management professionals’ have arisen to help companies and rich individuals cut their tax payments. Specifically, they are paid to navigate the tax code precisely for this purpose. They can find loopholes...
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Scottish nurses striking out
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish nurses striking out

...article reveals, nurses in Scotland first took industrial action nearly fifty years ago. Gordon McKay explains the history behind the ongoing fight for better pay and working conditions...Find out about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. Setting the scene On 12 August 2022, Scotland’s highest circulation broadsheet newspaper, The Herald, carried...
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Charlie Sheen, Rock Hudson and the changing face of HIV stigma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Charlie Sheen, Rock Hudson and the changing face of HIV stigma

...also demonises those deemed “irresponsible”: those people with HIV who, for whatever reason, cannot or will not adopt different behaviour. HIV stigma is simultaneously productive and divisive and that makes us very uncomfortable indeed.[The Conversation] This article has now been updated since it was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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World AIDS Day
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World AIDS Day

...promote awareness and understanding of the pandemic. To support this, we have produced a variety of articles and an interactive that you can access to learn more about HIV and AIDS and other important issues in health. Find links to several of them below, as well as to the World AIDS Day website, where you can read more about the campaign, find events and make a donation....
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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...something. Her experience demonstrates the specific impacts the pandemic has had on women as employees and mothers and the positive role opportunities provided by the Union can make to managing the challenges and rebuilding confidence. [Women in Scottish Railway History banner] This article is part of the Women and Scottish Railway History Project on OpenLearn....
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The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute
Society, Politics & Law

The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute

...articles/9222/02-11-2001/glasgow-medical-secretaries-victory-over-low-pay Accessed 27th Dec 2020 https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/35037/Big+mood+for+strike Accessed 27th Dec 2020 https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/11987/Medical+secretaries Accessed 27th Dec 2020 https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/11853/Medical+secretaries%3A+Back+on+all-out+action Accessed 27th Dec 2020...
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The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries
Society, Politics & Law

The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries

...article explains more about the strike and outcomes...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The town of Dumfries in South West Scotland has an industrial heritage that belies its image today as primarily a market town, regional centre and hub for the rural communities of Dumfries and Galloway. In particular, the town has a rich past as a...
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