John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Workers’ rights hardly mentioned by justices at High Court hearing
January 14, 2014Supreme Court justices began hearings on National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, a case that could determine whether it is legal to stop the ability of workers to exercise their right to form a union.
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Today in labor history: Tompkins Square Riot
January 13, 2014The NYC police, on Jan. 13, 1874, overran a demonstration by thousands of unemployed in Tompkins Square Park in the neighborhood now called the East Village.
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Jobless rate drops because 525,000 stop searching
January 10, 2014The unemployment rate ended up at 6.7 percent in December, down from 7.9 percent at the end of 2012 and 0.3 percent but only because more than half a million people stopped looking for work altogether,...
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Yellen confirmed as Federal Reserve chief
January 7, 2014"We applaud President Obama and the Senate for making sure the most talented and experienced person takes over," said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
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2013: Year of the bold new labor movement
December 20, 2013This year organized labor joined with community, civil rights and other organizations and, together, they fashioned themselves into a new movement.
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Amazon workers battle their bosses in Seattle and Germany
December 16, 2013Thus far, Amazon's anti-union bias has thwarted any attempts by its U.S. warehouse workers to have a union.
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Bipartisan budget deal announced
December 11, 2013The spending increase of $63 billion is the total of a $45 billion increase for 2014 and an $18 billion increase for 2015.
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1.3 million jobless could go over the cliff Dec. 28
December 10, 2013"I was once the main breadwinner but now we are not really able to make ends meet."
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