John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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House votes today on first part of GOP “jobs” plan
November 30, 2011The measure, H.R. 3094, would deny workers the right to fair union elections by blocking changes proposed by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Republicans plan FAA shutdown to bust unions
November 29, 2011Republican union busters are planning, just in time for the holidays, a shut down of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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FDA says it’s OK to turn bad food into sellable stuff
November 28, 2011Turning tainted or even contaminated food into "edible" and profitable stuff is so common in the United States that virtually all producers do it.
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Occupy Congress to feature tent city of the unemployed in D.C.
November 22, 2011Starting Dec. 6, lawmakers in Washington will have to confront, face to face, the people left jobless by the Great Recession.
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Talking turkey on Turkey Day
November 21, 2011For me, the best parts of the holiday meal at my mother's home include mashed potatoes, dark turkey meat with gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce.
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Congress super committee yields no deal
November 21, 2011Republicans on the committee favor closing the deficits entirely by cutting spending, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
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Occupy, unions and allies: “We refuse to be evicted”
November 17, 2011Tthe "one percent" is learning big time today that it cannot evict a nationwide grassroots movement.
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Police tear down New York’s Occupy Wall Street camp
November 15, 2011In the pre-dawn hours today helmeted and shield-carrying police tore down the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park here where protesters have hunkered down since September.
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