John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Companies cashing in on flu epidemic
November 19, 2009The government may have to step in to ensure companies are not using the swine flu epidemic to rip off those who come down with the flu.
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Paid sick days called key to slowing swine flu
November 18, 2009Unions, family advocates and health professionals are pressing Congress to pass emergency paid sick days legislation so workers can stay home if they get sick.
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Housekeepers march in support of ‘Hyatt 100’
November 17, 2009CHICAGO - Hundreds of women, members of Unite Here Local 1, marched and rallied at the Hyatt hotel, telling the mega-chain to rehire 100 housekeepers it fired in Boston.
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NAACP, labor demand bold action on jobs
November 17, 2009WASHINGTON - The nation's top labor, civil rights and community leaders joined forces here today and put forward a bold program they say is needed to create millions of new jobs and to lift the economy...
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Americans for Finance Reform takes aim at big finance
November 16, 2009Americans for Finance Reform is making it clear that curbing the power of the nation's finance industry will help boost the economy more than focusing on deficits.
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Obama calls White House jobs summit
November 13, 2009With jobless rates at record levels, President Obama announced that he will hold a White House jobs summit in December to tackle the crisis.
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Unemployment crisis continues to grow
November 12, 2009CHICAGO - "The stock market rebound is great news, I suppose, but it means nothing for us at home."
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For Hilda Solis, workplace safety more than a slogan
November 9, 2009If the last week of October and the beginning of November are any indication the U.S. Department of Labor is on a crime busting spree.
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