John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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U.S.
Occupy Our Homes shakes up mortgage giants
December 6, 2011In 20 cities across America today hundreds of protesters disrupted foreclosure auctions, squatted in foreclosed homes and staged dramatic public showdowns against big banks and housing giants
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U.S.
Jobless rate drops to 8.6% because 315,000 drop out altogether
December 2, 2011This morning's government report was full of unsettling statistics.
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Labor
Right wing push to destroy labor board comes to a head
December 1, 2011A right-wing scheme to incapacitate the National Labor Relations Board was derailed in the nation's capital this week.
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U.S.
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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Labor
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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U.S.
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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U.S.
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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Opinion
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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