John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Under death threats, Mexican labor leader leaves country
September 28, 2012Blanca Velasquez left the country this month and suspended a two-year legal battle she has had with the government, according to the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center.
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Polls show Romney’s ship running aground
September 26, 2012The Quinnipiac/New York Times/CBS News poll of likely voters released today, taken entirely after Mitt Romney's 47% remarks, show his campaign running aground.
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Tea party targets 10 million Latinos for vote suppression
September 26, 2012Tea party affiliated groups have added voter suppression efforts to their long-standing anti-immigrant policies, Latino leaders charge.
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Campaign intensifies in Battleground Ohio
September 24, 2012Polls continued to show this past weekend that Mitt Romney is falling behind in Ohio, with President Obama now doing 50 percent or better.
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Unions say Pennsylvania can’t handle Voter ID demand
September 21, 2012Labor unions have piles of evidence they say prove the law cannot be implemented without blocking the votes of as many as 750,000 people.
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Unions reach agreement with Verizon
September 20, 2012The Communications Workers of America and the Electrical Workers (IBEW) have reached a tentative agreement on a contract with Verizon.
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Union official scores Republican ad featuring fake coal miner
September 20, 2012A regional vice president of the UMWA has condemned a new Republican TV ad airing in coal country because it features a coal executive masquerading as a miner.
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Striking warehouse workers take over Chicago Walmart
September 19, 2012Some 50 striking workers at a Walmart warehouse left their picket line, traveled to a newly opened Walmart Express here, and took over the store.
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