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

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Santorum quits Republican contest
April 10, 2012 By John Wojcik
The announcement, coming after GOP kingpins were already rallying around Romney, has the effect of crushing opposition to the former Massachusetts governor from inside the Republican Party.
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100,000 train to “take back the nation” from the 1%
April 10, 2012 By John Wojcik
More than 100,000 union members and activists from community groups are in "99% spring training sessions" all over the country this week gearing up, they say, to take back the nation from the 1%.
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Progressive groups target AT&T in drive to stop ALEC
April 9, 2012 By John Wojcik
Major national progressive organizations and their trade union allies are flooding AT&T headquarters with calls demanding the company stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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Bad jobs report underlines rough road ahead
April 6, 2012 By John Wojcik
Today's release of government unemployment figures was an unpleasant surprise for everyone as they showed that no economic recovery has yet been solidified.
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Civil rights activists force corporations to flee ALEC
April 6, 2012 By John Wojcik
An online petition campaign-gone-viral this week has triggered an exodus by giant corporations out of ALEC.
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Chicken á la salmonella anyone?
April 5, 2012 By John Wojcik
Those not bothered by a bit of salmonella or a dash of E. coli on their chicken cutlets won't mind the U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed new inspection rules.
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Evoking Dr. King, Chicago janitors cry out for respect
April 4, 2012 By John Wojcik
They lined the cavernous streets of the financial district here, waving flags and holding signs saying, "I AM A MAN, I AM A WOMAN, I AM A JANITOR."
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Demonstrators to focus on mass transit as a civil right
April 3, 2012 By John Wojcik
The Occupy Wall Street movement and Amalgamated Transit Union jointly declared April 4 a National Day of Action for Jobs and Mass Transit and will demonstrate in 20 cities across the country.
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