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

Defend unions at those holiday parties!
December 27, 2010 By John Wojcik
A few quick and easy responses you can use when your friends or relatives come out with anti-union comments at holiday get-togethers.
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U.S.

Finally: aid to 9/11 heroes approved after GOP yields
December 23, 2010 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The GOP finally relented and allowed 9/11 first responders funding for health care and other needs - but only after nine years and an intense grassroots campaign.
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U.S.

Labor, environment, rights groups launch campaign for Internet expansion
December 20, 2010 By John Wojcik
The Communications Workers of America, NAACP and the Sierra Club have come together to launch a campaign for what they say is a much needed faster and more available Internet in the United States.
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Labor

AFL-CIO head: Unemployment benefits fight just opening shot in long battle
December 17, 2010 By John Wojcik
"Soon, the same lawmakers who fought to get tax cuts for millionaires will come after Social Security and Medicare in the name of deficit reduction and 'shared sacrifice'," AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka warned.
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Labor

Obama Labor Dept. acts against wage and benefit theft
December 15, 2010 By John Wojcik
The Department of Labor took action this week to recover almost $1 million in back wages for construction workers in New York and forced a Georgia company to pay restitution for improper investment of union pension...
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Labor

Shop Talk: Faith groups join jobs campaign
December 6, 2010 By John Wojcik
In tough times many turn to their religious faith for hope. During this jobs crisis much of the nation's faith community, which includes many union members, is moving to provide hands-on aid to families, in addition...
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U.S.

Despite Christmas hiring, unemployment rate jumps
December 3, 2010 By John Wojcik
Just as Nero fiddled while Rome burned, the GOP pushes for tax breaks for billionaires as America's economy crumbles.
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U.S.

Environmentalists hail Obama curb on offshore drilling
December 2, 2010 By John Wojcik
In a move called "wise and sensible, the Obama administration announced yesterday that it is withdrawing plans for expanding oil drilling in the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean.
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