John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Unions and allies block voter suppression in at least two states
October 3, 2011The labor-backed group, Fair Elections Ohio, has submitted almost 320,000 signatures to place the reversal of the state's new voter suppression law on the ballot. This puts the law's provisions on hold for the 2011 and...
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Unions joining Wall Street protests
September 30, 2011Despite inclement weather, the number of overnight "occupiers" has grown by a third, from 200 on the first night, Sept. 17, to over 300 the last few nights.
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Occupation of Wall Street nears third week (with video)
September 29, 2011As the Occupy Wall Street protest nears its third week, demonstrators continue their marching, picketing, and numerous acts of civil disobedience.
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Labor youth summit opens in Minneapolis
September 29, 2011The conference includes young workers, young union organizers and students, and is part of the AFL-CIO's attempts, over the last two years, to reach workers under age 35.
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NLRB has airtight case against Boeing
September 28, 2011Republicans are clearly using the National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing to launch a bigger, right-wing assault on individual worker rights and collective bargaining.
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Longshore union leader: “We’re putting our bodies on the line.”
September 26, 2011Hundreds of port workers have voluntarily stood in front of trains carrying grain to an outlaw company in Longview, Washington. Their struggle has made news across the nation and around the world.
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Paid sick days the law now in Seattle
September 26, 2011Seattle's mayor signed the historic bill Friday. Every worker in the city, depending upon his or her conditions of employment, is now guaranteed five to nine sick days per year.
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Postal union workers to stage hundreds of rallies Sept. 27
September 26, 2011In every congressional district across America postal workers will rally with their allies on Tuesday, September 27 in a fight to save the nation's mail delivery service.
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