John Wojcik

John Wojcik is Editor-in-Chief of People's World. He joined the staff as Labor Editor in May 2007 after working as a union meat cutter in northern New Jersey. There, he served as a shop steward and a member of a UFCW contract negotiating committee. In the 1970s and '80s, he was a political action reporter for the Daily World, this newspaper's predecessor, and was active in electoral politics in Brooklyn, New York.

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik

Opinion

Biden at U.N. General Assembly offers little hope for peace
September 20, 2023 By John Wojcik
It is sad that when Biden spoke he offered nothing that either recognized or grappled with the new realities reflected around the world.
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Politics

Progressives: Latest House Republican scheme includes Social Security death panel
September 20, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Their bill would establish a committee that could cut people off from benefits in addition to slashing actual benefits.
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Labor

Workers at Wentzville, Missouri GM plant explain why they strike
September 15, 2023 By John Wojcik
They say they're “ready” and prepared for the long haul.
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Labor

Auto workers launch historic strike against Detroit’s Big Three
September 15, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
As soon as their contracts expired at Midnight, September 14 they walked out at selected Ford, GM and Stelantis plants.
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Labor

Auto workers ready to ‘hit the bricks’ in ‘Stand Up Strikes’
September 14, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
UAW says it is ready to strike in just hours if the Big 3 “don’t come to their senses.”
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En español

¿Quién está detrás de la medida de los fascistas del MAGA para acusar a Biden?
September 13, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
McCarthy, sin prueba alguna, afirmó que los investigadores republicanos habían descubierto “acusaciones serias y creíbles contra” Biden.
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Politics

Powerful corporate honchos behind the move by MAGA fascists to impeach Biden
September 13, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
It’s not just the extreme right wingers in Congress and their puppet Speaker McCarthy but the likes of the Kochs, the Waltons, and Jeff Bezos who are trying to upend democracy.
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Opinion

Right-wing Polish government, afraid of coming election, ramps up fear campaign
August 24, 2023 By John Wojcik
The government-controlled press is pushing false claims that an attack by Russia and its Wagner group is imminent.
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