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.

Progressives: No cave-in to Republican fiscal cliff demands!
December 18, 2012 By John Wojcik
With less than two weeks until the Bush tax cuts die and harsh automatic cuts to the human safety net kick in, the GOP insists Democrats agree to cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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U.S.

Congressional progressives: “Chained CPI” throws seniors off the cliff
December 17, 2012 By John Wojcik
Members of the Progressive Caucus in Congress are calling on colleagues to oppose what they say is nothing more than a dangerous back-door attempt to cut Social Security.
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Labor

AFL-CIO calls for universal voter registration
December 14, 2012 By John Wojcik
The labor movement has added its voice to the demands for voting reform that are sweeping the nation.
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U.S.

After Michigan setback, unions to fight back
December 12, 2012 By John Wojcik
Yesterday, Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a bill designed to cripple organized labor in this state.
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U.S.

30,000 protest “right to work” for less in Michigan
December 11, 2012 By John Rummel And John Wojcik
The 58 Republicans who rammed through a 'right to work' for less bill were dwarfed by the 30,000 who descended today on the State Capitol to protest their assault on union rights.
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Labor

Locked out sugar workers reject deal for fourth time
December 3, 2012 By John Wojcik
This is the fourth time members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union have voted down an identical offer.
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Environment

NASA discusses Dec. 21 Mayan end-of-world prediction
December 3, 2012 By John Wojcik
NASA takes on the doomsdayers and debunks their predictions.
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Opinion

Job growth the key to avoiding fiscal disaster
November 30, 2012 By John Wojcik
The media is absorbed now with trying to decide how close President Obama and House Republicans are to a deal that would avoid the "fiscal cliff" at the end of the year.
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