John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Labor
Shop Talk: Organizing at Apple, winning bronze shoe
June 13, 2011Apple workers are talking union, Wisconsin workers won a bronze shoe - and more.
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Labor
IKEA says it’s ready to talk
June 9, 2011After receiving 20,000 complaints from people angry about how it treats its workers here, IKEA has agreed to meet with the union trying to organize them.
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U.S.
Firefighters, nurses, farmers turn up heat in Walkerville
June 7, 2011Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold led 1,000 firefighters, nurses, farmers and a motorcade of taxi cabs and an antique fire engine, in a demonstration that encircled Capitol Square.
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U.S.
“Walkerville” tent city grows in Wisconsin
June 6, 2011Like the workers who built "Hooverville" tent cities in the Depression of the 1920s and '30s, protestors are dramatizing their opposition to Republicans' economic policies.
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U.S.
Bleak numbers: unemployment rate up, jobs scarce
June 3, 2011The unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in May, up from April's 9 percent rate, signalling a pause in any economic recovery.
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Labor
Recalls OK’d for three more Wis. GOP senators
June 2, 2011The Republicans are facing the recalls because of their support for Gov. Walker's bill killing collective bargaining rights for public workers.
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U.S.
GOP rewards Northrop Grumman for slashing jobs
May 31, 2011People here are in shock after Republicans, just before Memorial Day, voted in Congress to reward the owners of the Avondale Shipyard $310 million for putting 5,000 local people out of work.
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U.S.
Massey coal alleges government conspiracy
May 27, 2011They claim that the federal government, all the way up to and including President Obama, is conspiring to shut Massey down.
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