William D. Johnson is a

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-based journalist and labor activist who writes on

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and workplace issues. Johnson is the former co-editor of

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. Johnson started on Labor Notes staff in January 2003, after interning with the organization in the winter of 2002. Previously, he worked with

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magazine in New York. He has been involved in various anti-racism and workers' rights campaigns in southeastern Michigan, including the campaign to maintain affirmative action at the

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. He covers public-sector workers, UNITE HERE, postal workers, and health care. His writing has also appeared in the print and online versions of

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, the

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, and in numerous other publications. Johnson collaborated in the writing and editing of ''A Troublemakers' Handbook 2''.

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