John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Obama tries again on fiscal cliff
December 26, 2012President Obama is still trying to negotiate an arrangement with Congress to head off or to postpone tax increases on working people and the massive cuts scheduled to begin after Jan. 1.
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Republicans fall off the deep end
December 21, 2012Capping off the biggest legislative circus in a hundred years was the collapse on Capitol Hill last night of Republican House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B."
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GOP Grinches trying to steal Christmas
December 20, 2012"Anyone who wants to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits to finance tax giveaways for the rich must have a heart two sizes too small."
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Progressives: No cave-in to Republican fiscal cliff demands!
December 18, 2012With less than two weeks until the Bush tax cuts die and harsh automatic cuts to the human safety net kick in, the GOP insists Democrats agree to cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Congressional progressives: “Chained CPI” throws seniors off the cliff
December 17, 2012Members of the Progressive Caucus in Congress are calling on colleagues to oppose what they say is nothing more than a dangerous back-door attempt to cut Social Security.
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AFL-CIO calls for universal voter registration
December 14, 2012The labor movement has added its voice to the demands for voting reform that are sweeping the nation.
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After Michigan setback, unions to fight back
December 12, 2012Yesterday, Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a bill designed to cripple organized labor in this state.
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30,000 protest “right to work” for less in Michigan
December 11, 2012The 58 Republicans who rammed through a 'right to work' for less bill were dwarfed by the 30,000 who descended today on the State Capitol to protest their assault on union rights.
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