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.

GOP blocks jobless aid, vows to kill all Dem-backed bills
December 1, 2010 By John Wojcik
Millions of Americans are almost certain to lose their unemployment checks this month after Congress failed to extend benefits by the Nov. 30 deadline.
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Labor

Pay freeze saves peanuts, AFGE leader charges
November 30, 2010 By John Wojcik
Labor and its allies have come out swinging against President Obama's call for a two-year pay freeze for federal workers.
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U.S.

GOP poised to pull lifeline from jobless
November 29, 2010 By John Wojcik
If Congress fails to immediately extend benefits more than two million jobless workers will lose their lifeline in December.
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U.S.

Schakowsky issues progressive deficit plan
November 17, 2010 By John Wojcik
A leading congressional progressive issued a counter-plan to the one advocated by the deficit commission's co-chairs. The plan would reduce deficits - but not on the backs of working people.
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U.S.

House GOP freshman: I want my government health care, now!
November 16, 2010 By John Wojcik
"This is the only employer I've ever worked for where you don't get coverage the first day you are employed," the right-wing GOP representative-elect said.
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U.S.

GOP push millionaire tax break, cut off of unemployment
November 15, 2010 By John Wojcik
Republicans want to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich, but they won't commit to extending unemployment compensation for millions of workers at risk of losing their benefits at the height of the holiday season.
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Labor

Shop Talk – Hollywood, jobs and jail
November 12, 2010 By John Wojcik
Stubborn joblessness persists, Piedmont goes union, AFSCME Prez to retire, Iranian bus drivers jailed, Stop stringing us along!, Hyatt housekeepers sue in 12 cities, A win for dealers at Wynn Casino, AFTRA, SAG reach agreements, Paul...
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U.S.

Debt panel to workers: Drop Dead!
November 11, 2010 By John Wojcik
The Nov. 10 preliminary report from the federal budget deficit commission "tells working Americans to 'Drop Dead.'"
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