John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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Hands off Social Security movement ignites
July 8, 2011Lawmakers and groups representing 50 million Americans held a press conference here today demanding that Social Security cuts be taken off the deficit reduction table.
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Boeing gets $1700 for a $7 part
July 7, 2011The Machinists union this morning called attention to a Defense Department audit that finds Boeing is overcharging the government by millions of dollars.
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Farm workers protest veto of Calif. card check bill
July 6, 2011California's Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have allowed farm workers to use the card check method to unionize. Brown refused to meet with the farm workers and the 25 legislators that...
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Largest education union endorses Obama
July 5, 2011The 3.2-million-member National Education Association has endorsed President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
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Judge backs labor board over Boeing
July 1, 2011A federal judge threw out a motion by Boeing to dismiss an NLRB lawsuit that charged the company with illegally punishing union workers in Washington state by moving a new production line to South Carolina.
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IKEA stacks deck against union backers
June 30, 2011IKEA agreed to a union election date, but only after adding "team captains" to the pool in a move the Machinists union says is aimed at influencing the vote.
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Workers charge Target uses threats, illegal actions
June 28, 2011Workers lost a unionization vote at a Target store on New York's Long Island June 17. But UFCW is continuing the fight.
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Wisconsin elections board disqualifies Republican candidate
June 28, 2011Republicans in Wisconsin were dealt a major blow June 27 in their effort to unseat state Democrats and retain their anti-union majority.
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