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.

Day after mass demonstrations, senators approve “framework” on gun safety
June 13, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The rare bipartisan deal on narrow set of gun safety measures signifies a break in decades-long congressional impasse.
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Politics

House panel proves Trump himself led Jan. 6 coup attempt
June 10, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
All along the former president was at the center of an unprecedented plot to overturn a free and fair election.
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Politics

Trump committed two of his worst crimes before Jan. 6
June 7, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The House panel must seize the opportunity to expose the election-related crimes that require jail time for Trump and his inner circle.
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Labor

OSHA gives giant coronavirus-spreading meatpacker, JBS, slap on the wrist
June 2, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The company was fined only $14,000 for exposing workers to the virus in seven plants.
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News

European Union takes a U-turn on Russian oil embargo
May 31, 2022 By Steve Sweeney And John Wojcik
Germany amends its constitution to meet NATO demands that it drastically hike its military spending.
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News

A plot to destroy U.S. democracy is centered in statehouses
May 23, 2022 By John Wojcik
The plan, backed by hundreds of GOP legislators, is to use new laws, if all else fails, allowing them to reverse popular vote results in their states.
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Opinion

U.S. war against Russia threatens world peace
May 18, 2022 By John Wojcik
Putting negotiations front and center, rather than pumping more weapons into Ukraine, is the way to go.
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Politics

Biden says white supremacy is a ‘poison’ coursing through the U.S.
May 18, 2022 By John Wojcik
He calls on the people to “take on the haters” and “reject the lie” of the great replacement theory.
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