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, as a member of a UFCW contract negotiating committee, and as an activist in the union's campaign to win public support for Wal-Mart workers. 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

Trumka: Workers will not tolerate Trump trashing the Constitution
September 25, 2020 By John Wojcik
In a powerful statement, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka reminds the nation that workers and their unions are critical to preserving democracy in America.
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Politics

Trump forever? President won’t commit to give up power if he loses
September 24, 2020 By John Wojcik
“Get rid of the ballots,” he said, “and there will be no transfer, there will be a continuation.”
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Politics

RBG’s death: A time to mourn but also to organize
September 21, 2020 By John Wojcik
Trump, McConnell, and their criminal cabal are not the only ones who have something to say about her replacement.
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U.S.

Trump’s rush for a vaccine endangers the nation’s health
September 9, 2020 By John Wojcik
His push for a pre-election miracle cure for COVID is destroying the public’s confidence that any vaccine will be safe.
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Politics

This Labor Day, numbers tell why we must dump Trump
September 4, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Workers are fighting hard across the nation to replace Trump-Pence with Biden-Harris. Here is why.
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Politics

Trump’s playbook written by fascists like Juan and Eva Perón
August 28, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Biden and Harris expose his attempt, like classic fascist dictators of the past, to pose as a friend of the people.
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Politics

Trump illegally turns White House into campaign vehicle
August 24, 2020 By John Wojcik
He orders construction of stage and lights on White House lawn for his acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention, turning the whole place into a campaign prop.
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Politics

Biden: ‘I will be an ally of light, not darkness’
August 21, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Biden accepts nomination and declares, “United we will choose hope over fear, fact over fiction, fairness over privilege.”
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