John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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U.S.
Right wing woes grow in Wisconsin
March 17, 2011Republican elected officials have a lot to worry about as voters increasingly turn away from them in disgust.
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U.S.
Wisconsin recall drive is ahead of schedule
March 16, 2011Less than two weeks after recall campaigns against eight Wisconsin GOP state senators got under way, union members and their allies have already collected half the signatures they need.
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U.S.
“States’ rights” Republicans killing democracy, state by state
March 15, 2011Major assaults on democracy are underway on the local level in dozens of states.
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Feb. jobless figures down but concerns rise over govt. cuts
March 15, 2011The nation's official unemployment rate declined ever so slightly for the third straight month in February, down 0.1 percent to 8.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last week.
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Wisconsin protesters: You couldn’t wait us out, so, you locked us out!
March 4, 2011One nurse summed up the legal victory to keep Wisconsin state Capitol open: "What Walker has done is sad. So we came dressed for a funeral but we are ready to dance. We expect that we...
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Labor
Defiant protesters still occupy Wisconsin Capitol
March 3, 2011Protesters still occupy the state Capitol, while thousands demand to be let in.
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Labor
Walker ignores court order, locks out Wisconsin protesters
March 2, 2011A judge's order yesterday requiring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to allow full public access to the Capitol here is being ignored by the governor and the state's Republicans.
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Labor
Top labor leader says protests hike support for unions
March 2, 2011"People are giving the labor movement another look now," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said at a press conference here March 1.
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