John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Romney or Santorum? Iowans say no real difference
January 4, 2012For all the fights between the candidates, on basic economic issues the two frontrunners are essentially united.
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Mitt Romney layoff victim speaks out
January 3, 2012"I really feel he didn't care about the workers. It was all about profit before people," said Randy Johnson who worked in Marion, Indiana at American Pad and Paper Co. in the 1990's.
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Hyatt continues attack on housekeepers
January 2, 2012The Hyatt hotel chain seems determined to continue an attack on housekeepers that it began more than a year ago when it fired veteran employees in Boston and replaced them with lower paid temporary workers.
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Many workers to benefit in 2012 from new Obama rules
January 2, 2012Last month the Obama administration issued some of the most pro-worker rules the country has seen in 35 years, covering union elections, hours of work and wages, among other things.
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Unions urge House GOP to stop holding workers and the jobless hostage
December 20, 2011The AFL-CIO is urging everyone to call House Speaker John Boehner at 202-225-0600, telling him to stop playing politics with the lives of working families.
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GOP killing payroll tax compromise and jobless benefits
December 19, 2011A temporary payroll tax cut compromise and extension of unemployment benefits passed by a wide margin in the Senate, but now it is expected to fail in the Republican-controlled House Monday night.
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White House hits Medicare privatization scheme
December 16, 2011The White House has joined a national chorus of protests against the so-called bi-partisan Ryan-Wyden plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system.
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Wisconsin under Walker loses 18,000 jobs a year
December 15, 2011The policies of Republican Gov. Scott Walker are a dismal failure.
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