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

Unemployment benefits extension clears hurdle in Senate
July 20, 2010 By John Wojcik
Millions of jobless Americans will continue to receive unemployment benefits through November after a GOP-led filibuster was finally killed today in the U.S. Senate.
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Labor

Extension of aid to jobless should pass Senate Tuesday
July 19, 2010 By John Wojcik
Democrats are expected to have the 60 votes needed to cut off a GOP filibuster against extension of unemployment benefits.
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Labor

Hotel workers training for civil disobedience in 15 cities
July 16, 2010 By John Wojcik
More than 1,000 cooks, dishwashers and housekeepers are training to carry out nonviolent civil disobedience on July 22 at Hyatt hotels in 15 cities across the nation.
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U.S.

BP claims new cap almost in place, but locals are wary
July 12, 2010 By John Wojcik
"At this point, there have been so many ups and downs that everyone here is saying, 'we'll believe it when we see it'," said Keith Kennedy, a charter boat captain who works out of Venice, La.
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World

Greek workers stage second general strike in two weeks
July 9, 2010 By John Wojcik
Two million Greek workers walked off the job for the second time in two weeks Thursday after the country's Parliament backed slashing of the nation's pension system.
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U.S.

Oil spill workers report illness, possible long term effects
July 8, 2010 By John Wojcik
Cleanup workers are getting sick and health professionals are warning about the long term effects on everyone, including the general population.
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Labor

Strikers at Mott’s pick up nationwide support
July 7, 2010 By John Wojcik
Support from around the country is coming in to 300 striking workers at the Mott's apple products plant in Williamson, N.Y.
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U.S.

Cover-ups and ‘cost-savings’ ooze from BP records
July 6, 2010 By John Wojcik
Louisiana union leaders, environmentalists and others are saying that the disparity between what BP told government regulators in March and what it has actually been able to do results from a willfully misleading manipulation of numbers...
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