John Wojcik
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Walker allies lose grip on Wisconsin Senate
March 19, 2012One of the GOP state senators under recall here, Pam Galloway (claiming a family health problem) resigned this weekend, wiping out the Republican majority and leaving that chamber split 16-16.
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Labor raising an “army of 400,000” for the 2012 elections
March 16, 2012"At stake is nothing less than our democracy itself. What the labor movement intends to do is magnitudes greater than anything we have ever done in an election before."
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Trumka explains why workers must back Obama
March 16, 2012"As president, Barack Obama has placed his faith in America's working men and women to lead our country to economic recovery and to our full potential as a nation," Richard Trumka said during the AFL-CIO Executive...
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Poll: Working-class swing voters favor Obama
March 14, 2012Millions of working-class swing voters, some with moderate, and even some with conservative views, may be poised to vote for President Barack Obama.
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Santorum as president? A nightmare for Steelworkers leader
March 14, 2012Leo Gerard, president of the Steelworkers, described over breakfast his recurring nightmare.
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Voters have stark choice this November, AFT’s Weingarten says
March 14, 2012The AFT, like a number of other unions, had already endorsed President Barack Obama before this meeting.
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Unions endorse Obama, gear up for fight vs. 1%
March 13, 2012Podhorzer said that by the end of today the AFL-CIO would be kicking off its 2012 election effort by issuing an official endorsement of President Obama's bid for re-election.
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Labor leader supports Obama admin’s blocking of voter ID laws
March 13, 2012Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, welcomed the Justice Department's recent decision to strike down voter ID laws in Texas and Wisconsin.
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