John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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U.S. Chamber planned dirty tricks, smears against unions
February 14, 2011The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reportedly paid a law firm to initiate a campaign of political sabotage against unions and other progressive groups that have opposed its policies.
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Big business floods Congress with demands to de-regulate
February 11, 2011Corporations officially unveiled loads of pet projects, wish-lists, and regulations they want axed during a hearing held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The labor movement says it's corporate arm-twisting of lawmakers on the...
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There’s blood on those Valentine’s Day roses
February 11, 2011It's not what you think about when you buy flowers, but your Valentine could end up with a bouquet picked by sexually harassed women or child laborers and then sprayed, rinsed and dipped in lethal chemicals.
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Jobs not a concern at annual conservative gathering
February 10, 2011Thousands of conservatives are meeting for the Conservative Political Action Committee's annual convention, but they're not talking about jobs.
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GOP attacks public workers collective bargaining rights
February 9, 2011Republicans legislators and the Republican governor in Ohio are intensifying their campaign to turn public workers into scapegoats for the economic problems in their state.
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Big business policies led to Democratic Leadership Council decline
February 9, 2011The Democratic Leadership Council is out of money and shutting down its operations, and the people's movements aren't shedding many tears.
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Obama turns up the heat on big business
February 7, 2011The president's speech to the Chamber of Commerce Feb. 7 was much more than the "thaw with business leaders."
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Indian workers on Gulf Coast fight modern day slavery
February 3, 2011Hundreds of workers from India who were forced into modern day slavery at Gulf Coast shipyards for more than a year after Hurricane Katrina are demanding that federal courts certify their lawsuit as a class action...
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