John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Documents show Boeing saw South Carolina as worst option for 787
September 23, 2011Newly uncovered Boeing Co. documents show their "Project Gemini" plan to punish workers in Washington state by establishing a second 787 line in South Carolina was their highest risk option for their new Dreamliner jet.
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Labor journalists see themselves as a voice for workers
September 23, 2011Sometimes the mainstream media just doesn't get it.
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Washington state unions see arrests on docks as part of pattern
September 23, 2011The arrests union officers and the wives and mothers of 10 longshoremen are seen by union members here as part of a major assault underway against this state's labor movement.
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Obama: Fair taxes on the rich will pay for jobs
September 21, 2011President Obama today called for using $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue raised from the wealthy to pay for the American Jobs Act he proposed last week.
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Labor launches new drive to back Obama on deficit
September 20, 2011The AFL-CIO has launched an on-line letter campaign that will enable millions to directly write their lawmakers in support of the president's deficit reduction and job creation plans.
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Hyatt workers end weeklong strike with protest at ‘heat lamp hotel’
September 15, 2011Hundreds of striking workers concluded their strike yesterday with a picket and protest at the Park Hyatt, which won notoriety when management there turned heat lamps on striking workers in July.
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GOP opens offensive against almost all regulations
September 15, 2011Republican lawmakers in Congress have opened an unprecedented offensive against almost every type of government regulation.
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Trumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights
September 13, 2011Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.
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