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

Dem leaders unveil pro-workers’ rights agenda, to union praise
November 2, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The agenda is part of the Democrats “Better Deal,” which they intend to tout on the campaign trail next year.
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U.S.

Mexican union leader ‘not optimistic’ about new NAFTA
October 25, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Mario Gonzalez Aguilera, co-president of the Union Nacional de Trabajadores, based his feeling on the record of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Labor

AFL-CIO calls for a break with “lesser of two evils” politics
October 25, 2017 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
A warning to Democrats that they can't automatically expect labor's support.
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Labor

Building Trades leader: U.S. needs $4 trillion for infrastructure repairs
October 24, 2017 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The U.S. needs to spend $4 billion yearly for needed infrastructure repairs, the president of North America’s Building Trades Unions says.
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Labor

AFL-CIO declares jury is in: Trump is not keeping his promises
October 23, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Federation president Richard Trumka: "Trump promised infrastructure. Nothing. He promised to bring manufacturing back. Didn’t happen."
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Labor

As AFL-CIO convention opens, Trumka emphasizes need to battle income inequality
October 22, 2017 By John Wojcik
Income inequality and the wage gap are more than simply unfair, according to AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
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Politics

Trump’s “death by a thousand cuts” plan for the VA exposed
October 19, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
"They’re attempting to dismantle the VA from the inside out.”
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U.S.

People’s World reporter released after 25 hours in St. Louis jail
October 5, 2017 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Police have faced heavy criticism for their treatment of demonstrators and the divulging of their personal information.
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