John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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U.S.
It’s an unemployment crisis, not a deficit crisis
February 10, 2010Extension of jobless benefits is delayed again in the Senate, while conservatives push spending freezes and tax breaks for the rich.
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Labor
Nelson joins GOP in nixing labor board pick
February 9, 2010Indicating that workers face a tough fight in Congress for labor law reform this year, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., announced last night that he will help filibuster the president's nominee to the nation's most important labor...
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Labor
Bush officials orchestrated company’s attacks on Indian “guest workers”
February 8, 2010Bush administration agencies instructed a major corporation on how to harass and deport hundreds of Indian "guest workers" who were protesting their working conditions, newly released documents show.
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U.S.
Obama takes Volcker out of freezer, turns up heat on Wall Street
February 6, 2010A lot of folks feel the move by Obama has come not a moment too soon.
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U.S.
Pentagon leaders say they favor gays serving openly
February 4, 2010In a historic first, the Pentagon's top leaders called this week for an end to "don't ask, don't tell," the policy.
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Labor
Labor Dept.sends message to bosses: shape up
February 3, 2010President Obama plans to beef up workplace regulations.
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U.S.
Senate moving toward smaller jobs bill
February 2, 2010The jobs bill now being drafted in the Senate, only half the size of the one passed by the House in December, is "not enough."
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Labor
After Supreme Court ruling, unions fear opening of corporate cash floodgates
February 2, 2010Leaders of the nation's largest unions came out in unanimous opposition to the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend as much as they like to influence the outcome of elections in the United...
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