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.

Unions warn about phony emails and other voting problems
November 6, 2012 By John Wojcik
Union activists at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO and the state's Service Employees International Union say that African American voters here are the targets of emails warning them not to vote the "straight Democratic" ticket because it supposedly...
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U.S.

Frankenstorm calls to mind Romney’s opposition to federal disaster aid
October 29, 2012 By John Wojcik
So Romney wants to dismantle FEMA, turn it over to the states, or, as he said during the primaries, privatize disaster relief altogether.
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Labor

Jesse Jackson among 14 arrested at Bain-owned Illinois plant
October 25, 2012 By John Wojcik
For facing down attempts to curb their free speech rights, 14 people were arrested yesterday evening when they marched on the Bain-owned Sensata.
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Labor

Charges filed after Bain-owned Sensata threatens immediate shutdown
October 24, 2012 By John Wojcik
Unfair labor practice charges were filed with the NLRB after the Bain-owned company threatened to shut the plant if workers continue efforts to stop outsourcing.
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U.S.

Voter suppression billboards coming down
October 23, 2012 By John Wojcik
Billboards targeting African-American, Latino and low-income neighborhoods began coming down after the anonymous sponsor said it would not reveal its identity, Clear Channel, the billboards' owner said.
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Labor

Sensata closes for weekend over “Bainport” publicity
October 22, 2012 By Earchiel Johnson And John Wojcik
Not only will Romney profit from outsourcing through stock he owns, but his 2011 tax returns reveal he got a huge tax break by moving Sensata stock to a charity organization he controls.
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Labor

Romney crowd calls outsourced Sensata workers “communists”
October 18, 2012 By John Wojcik
What happens when you try to get Mitt Romney's attention at a campaign rally? The Republican's jeering tea party supporters call you communists.
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Labor

Bain workers rev up protests on day of Debate 2
October 16, 2012 By John Wojcik And Blake Skylar
On the day of the second debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Bain Capital workers step up efforts to expose Mitt Romney's role in the outsourcing of their jobs.
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