John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Brooklyn Cablevision dodges ruling by going after NLRB
June 5, 2013Brooklyn Cablevision workers voted to join the CWA and make it their bargaining representative. They've been in negotiations for a fair contract ever since then, with no success.
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Mississippi Nissan workers go global in fight for justice
May 31, 2013UAW President Bob King, and actor Danny Glover are in Johannesburg where that country's Metalworkers union has come out fighting for the right of 5,000 Mississippi Nissan workers to organize a union.
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Protesters to Obama: “400,000, not one more deportation”
May 30, 2013CHICAGO - Twelve undocumented Chicagoans were arrested May 29 as they blocked rush hour traffic to demand that President Obama stop deportations.
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Chicago joins 12-city protest against Koch Tribune grab
May 29, 2013CHICAGO - People from all over this city jammed the entrances of the Chicago Tribune today demanding that it not be sold to Koch industries, the company owned by David and Charles Koch, top fundraisers for...
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Obama proposes end to “state of perpetual war”
May 25, 2013In a speech at the National Defense University yesterday President Barack Obama declared the nation must move away from the "state of perpetual war" that has existed since 9/11.
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After avoiding billions in taxes, Apple CEO seeks more breaks
May 21, 2013As his company hordes $102 billion in overseas profits on which it has paid no taxes, Apple's CEO, Tom Cook, is asking the Senate for lower corporate tax rates.
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GOP could move to cripple Labor Board
May 15, 2013The AFL-CIO called an emergency press conference May 14 to draw attention to what Richard Trumka, its president is describing as an "immediate crisis" for America's workers.
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IRS “scandal” may not be so scandalous after all
May 14, 2013One of the numerous "scandal" stories in the news this week is the revelation that the IRS supposedly "targeted" conservative political groups for special attention and tax audits.
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