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

U.S.

Mass arrests at immigration protest spur coalition to remake America
August 2, 2013 By John Wojcik
In a jail cell in the nation's capital, top leaders of 40 powerful labor/progressive groups found they had plenty of time to hash out plans for essentially remaking America.
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Labor

Senate confirms all five Obama picks for NLRB
July 31, 2013 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Bringing to an end years of right-wing obstruction and delay, the Senate yesterday filled all five NLRB seats with permanent members.
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Labor

Labor movement in for a major makeover
July 29, 2013 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The labor movement, aiming to reverse decades of decline suffered under relentless attacks by the corporate-funded right wing, is headed for a major makeover.
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U.S.

President Obama lays out his vision for the economy
July 25, 2013 By John Wojcik
The president framed the economic tasks ahead of the country as one of fixing structural problems that go well beyond the current financial crisis.
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Labor

McDonald’s to workers: Get a second job and go without heat
July 17, 2013 By John Wojcik
McDonald's aims to "help" its workers who make, on average, $8.25 per hour - not by raising their salaries, but by telling them how to budget their income.
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U.S.

Senate rules compromise avoids “nuclear” option
July 16, 2013 By John Wojcik
This comes after years of pressure by labor, financial reform, environmental and other progressive groups to allow up-or-down votes on executive nominees so the peoples business can finally get done.
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Labor

Unions speak out on Zimmerman verdict
July 16, 2013 By John Wojcik
Unions are lining up with civil rights groups and community organizations across the country and speaking out on the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin, an un-armed teenager.
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U.S.

Zimmerman verdict becomes rallying point for social justice action
July 15, 2013 By John Wojcik
"If anything good is to come, this is the time to build a movement," said national NAACP spokesman Eric Wingerter this weekend as his organization gathered for its national convention.
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