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

News

Biden doubles down on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
August 17, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Republicans try to turn chaos into political opportunity while peace forces praise the pullout.
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News

Election Day 2020 should have mimicked 1932. What went wrong?
August 13, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
While a broad coalition beat back GOP control in several branches of government last year, progressive majorities don’t match the ones we had in 1932.
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News

Senate plows through budget, rejecting most GOP ‘social issue’ schemes
August 11, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The blueprint passed could produce historic pro-worker change if lawmakers respond to the mass movements and their election mandates.
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U.S.

Government failing 6M renter households facing eviction August 1
July 30, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Trumpite Supreme Court killed existing CDC-backed Biden plan to keep people in their homes.
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Politics

With union support, Chicago civilian board to exercise increased control over police
July 27, 2021 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Labor backers included the Chicago Teachers Union, Service Employees Local 73, and SEIU Healthcare.
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Politics

Chicago adopts plan for increased community control of the police
July 23, 2021 By John Wojcik
Seen as a major victory for those who link safe streets to community control of law enforcement.
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U.S.

Texas Dems stop GOP repression for now by fleeing to D.C.
July 13, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The eyes of the nation are upon them as they turn up the heat on Republicans and on Democratic senators protecting the filibuster.
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Opinion

Six months after Trump coup, FBI investigation severely lacking
July 6, 2021 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
The probe, led by an FBI that itself helped cause the disaster, has resulted in only one sentence of community service.
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