John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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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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Unemployment at record levels
November 9, 2009The nation's official unemployment rate soared into double-digit territory in October, increasing 0.4 percent that month, to 10.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Labor Department says worker productivity soaring
November 5, 2009Not surprising at all to millions of U.S. workers were the results of a report by the Labor Department that said worker productivity soared in the last quarter by 6.6 percent, more than it has in...
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Elections yield both good news and bad
November 4, 2009The early news was not good for liberals and progressives, but it got better as the night wore on.
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Ford workers reject givebacks
November 3, 2009By late yesterday it was clear Ford workers have overwhelmingly rejected contractual givebacks that their union had negotiated with the company.
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Air traffic controllers: ‘Bring safety out of the 1950s’
November 2, 2009Air traffic controllers want the Federal Aviation Administration to bring air traffic safety out of the 1950s and into the 21st century.
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Bush administration federal rules bite the dust
November 2, 2009Included in the new defense law signed by President Obama on Oct. 29 is a provision that ends, by 2012, the anti-labor "National Security Personnel System" started by President Bush.
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