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.

Millions wear purple, GOP hopeful bashes gays
October 20, 2011 By John Wojcik
Millions are wearing purple Thursday to mark the second annual Spirit Day, when people put on the color purple to show support for LGBT youth.
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U.S.

Fox’s Huckabee openly backs vote suppression
October 19, 2011 By John Wojcik
Mike Huckabee, former Republican governor of Arkansas and currently a Fox News host, has brought his party's voter suppression efforts completely out of the closet.
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World

No surrender in Chicago as Occupy movement mushrooms worldwide
October 17, 2011 By John Wojcik
Millions protested at more than 950 demonstrations in 80 countries Saturday, marking a month since the rallies against the global financial system began.
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U.S.

Occupy Wall Street blocks eviction attempt
October 14, 2011 By John Wojcik
The threatened "clean up" eviction of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators was postponed Friday morning.
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Labor

Unions to GOP: “You’re next on the unemployment lines!”
October 13, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
National labor leaders are telling GOP lawmakers to stop playing partsian games on the question of jobs and that come Nov., 2012, Republicans will be next on the unemployment lines.
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U.S.

Wisconsin gears up for Scott Walker recall
October 12, 2011 By John Wojcik
The recall elections for Wis. state senators this summer may end up looking like small potatoes when compared to the massive campaign to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker some time next spring.
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U.S.

Senate to jobless workers: Drop dead!
October 12, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Jobless workers took a day off from pounding the pavements to come to D.C. on Oct. 11 to lobby lawmakers for President Obama's American Jobs Act. It didn't work.
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U.S.

Occupy Wall Street protests spread to hundreds of cities
October 11, 2011 By John Wojcik
Occupy Wall protesters in New York are a major part of a "Millionaires March" today. Oct. 11, bringing demonstrators to the homes of five of the richest people in the world.
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