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

Labor

Pressure grows on sugar company to end lockout
August 18, 2011 By John Wojcik
The East Grand Forks, Minn., city council voted unanimously to send a letter urging American Crystal Sugar to return to negotiations with its locked-out workers.
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Labor

Ohio governor backtracks on union stripping bill
August 18, 2011 By John Wojcik
Unions say that the historic petition drive and a late July Quinnipiac poll showing voters favoring repeal are likely explanations.
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Labor

Verizon threatens strikers with health care cutoff
August 18, 2011 By John Wojcik
Workers this week will miss their first paycheck as result of the strike, now in its 11th day. Pension and disability benefits were suspended as the strike began.
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U.S.

Wisconsin voters turn thumbs down on Walker agenda
August 17, 2011 By John Wojcik
Wisconsin voters yesterday rejected a well-funded attempt to recall two Democratic state senators who stood up against Gov. Scott Walker.
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U.S.

Another hot Wisconsin election today, after big labor push
August 16, 2011 By John Wojcik
Wisconsin workers are flocking to the polls today to defend two state senators who challenged Gov. Scott Walker's attack on union organizing rights.
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Labor

Unions say Verizon taking its cue from Wisconsin’s governor
August 15, 2011 By John Wojcik
Union leaders say Verizon management, taking its lead from right-wing GOP governors, is trying to kill public support for its striking workers by portraying them as an overpaid elite.
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U.S.

Congreswoman introduces emergency jobs bill
August 11, 2011 By John Wojcik
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., plans to introduce the Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act, which will put over 2 million people to work.
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U.S.

Demand for job creation swells across the nation
August 9, 2011 By John Wojcik
At rallies, meetings, marches, demonstrations and press conferences from one end of the nation to the other demands for massive job creation are challenging the tea party inspired focus on the federal deficit.
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