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

President sides with Wisconsin workers
February 18, 2011 By John Wojcik
President Obama weighed in on the side of the workers who have occupied the Wisconsin state Capitol for four straight days, blasting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's bill to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights...
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Labor

Occupation of Wisconsin Capitol continues for third day
February 17, 2011 By John Wojcik
50,000 people packed Capitol Square here on the third day of a virtual occupation of Wisconsin's seat of government.
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Labor

Angry Wisconsin workers occupy Capitol
February 16, 2011 By John Wojcik
Thousands of union members and their allies have effectively occupied the state Capitol and the grounds around it for more than 36 hours now.
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U.S.

Documents reveal Chamber of Commerce sabotage campaign
February 15, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Thousands of memos show how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce led a sabotage campaign against major labor unions and progressive organizations that oppose its pro-business agenda.
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U.S.

U.S. Chamber planned dirty tricks, smears against unions
February 14, 2011 By John Wojcik
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reportedly paid a law firm to initiate a campaign of political sabotage against unions and other progressive groups that have opposed its policies.
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Labor

Big business floods Congress with demands to de-regulate
February 11, 2011 By John Wojcik
Corporations officially unveiled loads of pet projects, wish-lists, and regulations they want axed during a hearing held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The labor movement says it's corporate arm-twisting of lawmakers on the...
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U.S.

There’s blood on those Valentine’s Day roses
February 11, 2011 By John Wojcik
It's not what you think about when you buy flowers, but your Valentine could end up with a bouquet picked by sexually harassed women or child laborers and then sprayed, rinsed and dipped in lethal chemicals.
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U.S.

Jobs not a concern at annual conservative gathering
February 10, 2011 By John Wojcik
Thousands of conservatives are meeting for the Conservative Political Action Committee's annual convention, but they're not talking about jobs.
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