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, as a member of a UFCW contract negotiating committee, and as an activist in the union's campaign to win public support for Wal-Mart workers. 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

Politics

Senate Republicans, after stormy debate, sink voting rights bill
January 20, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Democratic lawmakers and people’s movements continue the fight nevertheless.
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Mundo Popular

M.L. King sabía que la lucha por la democracia era tanto nacional como local
January 14, 2022 By John Wojcik
Ganar grandes batallas como la aprobación de una legislación nacional radical como la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1965 y las Leyes de Derechos Electorales que siguieron fueron, sin lugar a dudas, hitos en la lucha...
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Politics

King knew the fight for democracy was both national and local
January 14, 2022 By John Wojcik
Progressives must not ignore local races, a key arena in the fight to save democracy.
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Labor

Miners press Manchin to choose between them and the coal bosses
January 11, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The pressure on him to back Build Back Better, coming from the United Mine Workers of America in West Virginia, may be the one thing that can get the recalcitrant senator to budge.
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Peace

German war hawks beat the drum for war on Russia
January 1, 2022 By Victor Grossman And John Wojcik
They cite Russian troops inside Russia but ignore U.S., German, and U.K. maneuvers all along Russia’s borders.
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News

Ursula Wojcik, 97 – Mother who lived for her children and a better world
December 29, 2021 By John Wojcik
Ursula Wojcik survived fascism, war, and starvation in Hitler's Germany. In the U.S., she dedicated her life to her children and to fighting for peace and international friendship.
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Dinero del carbón del senador millonario Joe Manchin
December 28, 2021 By John Wojcik
“Vamos a votar una versión revisada de la Ley de Reconstruir Mejor, aprobada por la Cámara, y seguiremos votando hasta que hagamos algo”
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Labor

Kellogg’s workers end their strike against the cereal giant
December 22, 2021 By John Wojcik And Strike Supporters
They make some substantial gains but say they still have to keep up their guard against a company too willing to exploit them.
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