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.

Judge rules against voting rights in Pennsylvania
August 16, 2012 By John Wojcik
Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson upheld the state's right-wing voter ID law, which prevents 750,000 voters from casting ballots next November.
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U.S.

13,000 jam Navy Pier to gain legal status
August 16, 2012 By Laura Cambron And John Wojcik
On Aug. 15, Navy Pier here transformed into New York's Ellis Island - instead of seeing the Statue of Liberty welcome them, it was the Chicago skyline.
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U.S.

Republicans fear Ryan pick could sink GOP
August 14, 2012 By John Wojcik
Congressional Republicans aren't admitting it, but they are nervous as hell about Paul Ryan being the party's VP nominee.
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U.S.

Unions on Romney’s VP choice: Wrong for America
August 13, 2012 By John Wojcik
"As CEO of Bain Capital, Romney made his fortune by hollowing out the dreams of ordinary American workers. The Romney-Ryan budget would wreak the same kind of economic damage on households nationwide."
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Labor

Labor launching America’s Second Bill of Rights
August 8, 2012 By John Wojcik
After years of defending itself against wave after wave of attacks, the labor movement seems to be mounting a full scale counter-offensive this summer.
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Labor

Labor to mobilize 400,000 volunteers for 2012 elections
August 3, 2012 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The AFL-CIO's executive council gave final approval to a plan to deploy at least 400,000 union members to work on the re-election of President Obama.
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Labor

Supporters rally for striking Houston janitors in 17 cities
August 2, 2012 By John Wojcik
Support for striking Houston janitors mushroomed all over the country yesterday.
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U.S.

Can an India-style blackout happen in America?
August 1, 2012 By John Wojcik
He noted that it was only nine years ago that a massive blackout shut the lights off across one quarter of the North American continent.
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