William D. Johnson

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William Johnson is a New York City-based journalist and labor activist who writes on union and workplace issues. Brenner is the co-editor of Labor Notes, the largest circulation cross-union national publication remaining in the United States.

Johnson returned to Labor Notes staff in January 2003, after interning with us in the winter of 2002. Most recently, he worked with The Nation 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 University of Michigan. He covers public-sector workers,UNITE HERE, postal workers, and health care.

His writing has also appeared in the print and online versions of The Nation, Z Magazine, Counterpunch, Monthly Review, the Metro Times, and in numerous other publications.

Johnson collaborated in the writing and editing of A Troublemakers' Handbook 2.