John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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U.S.
On Danziger Bridge cops shot first, covered up later
July 13, 2011New Orleans police are charged with covering up the deadly shootings of innocent people on the Danziger Bridge as they were on their way to search for food days after Hurricane Katrina had laid waste to...
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U.S.
Hands off Social Security movement ignites
July 8, 2011Lawmakers and groups representing 50 million Americans held a press conference here today demanding that Social Security cuts be taken off the deficit reduction table.
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U.S.
Boeing gets $1700 for a $7 part
July 7, 2011The Machinists union this morning called attention to a Defense Department audit that finds Boeing is overcharging the government by millions of dollars.
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Labor
Farm workers protest veto of Calif. card check bill
July 6, 2011California's Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have allowed farm workers to use the card check method to unionize. Brown refused to meet with the farm workers and the 25 legislators that...
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Labor
Largest education union endorses Obama
July 5, 2011The 3.2-million-member National Education Association has endorsed President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
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Labor
Judge backs labor board over Boeing
July 1, 2011A federal judge threw out a motion by Boeing to dismiss an NLRB lawsuit that charged the company with illegally punishing union workers in Washington state by moving a new production line to South Carolina.
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Labor
IKEA stacks deck against union backers
June 30, 2011IKEA agreed to a union election date, but only after adding "team captains" to the pool in a move the Machinists union says is aimed at influencing the vote.
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Labor
Workers charge Target uses threats, illegal actions
June 28, 2011Workers lost a unionization vote at a Target store on New York's Long Island June 17. But UFCW is continuing the fight.
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