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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Janitors slated for Christmas layoff swamp City Hall
November 9, 2012 By John Wojcik
Hundreds of O'Hare Airport workers slated to lose their jobs just before Christmas marched through City Hall today, chanting and waving banners, flags and signs.
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Labor

Unions say the vote reflected a changing America
November 8, 2012 By John Wojcik
Union members scored a big victory Nov. 6 by re-electing president Obama. Equally big for them, however, was the success of pro-worker Democrats.
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Labor

Labor celebrates but eyes the next big battle
November 7, 2012 By John Wojcik
The labor movement, after throwing everything it had into the successful reelection effort of President Obama, is celebrating today.
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U.S.

Right-wing vigilantes barred from 30 Ohio polling places
November 6, 2012 By John Wojcik
True the Vote has been barred from Franklin County, Ohio polling places.
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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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