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.

Time running out for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
October 8, 2009 By John Wojcik
In the last several days support for lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military has been surfacing on numerous fronts, leading even those who have been critical of the Obama administration for not...
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U.S.

GOP tries ‘taxpayer rights’ trick
October 7, 2009 By John Wojcik
The so called "taxpayer bill of rights," which slashed jobs and services for years in Colorado is making new appearances in both Washington state and Maine.
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U.S.

White House tackles teen violence
October 7, 2009 By John Wojcik
CHICAGO – Attorney General Eric Holder declared Oct. 7 that the beating death of a 16-year-old high school student was a “stark wake-up call” to the nation to deal with youth violence.
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U.S.

Senate Dems want more states in on benefits
October 7, 2009 By John Wojcik
Senators are demanding more compensation for their states.
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Labor

Labor turns up the heat on health care
October 6, 2009 By John Wojcik
Labor leaders converge on Washington D. C. for days of lobbying for a public option.
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Labor

Labor mounts drive to count every Latino
October 5, 2009 By John Wojcik
The labor movement is adding careful counting of every single Spanish speaking person in the United States to the long list of things it already does above and beyond its traditional role of representing workers on...
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U.S.

Right fails to stop jobless benefits extension
October 2, 2009 By John Wojcik
The House votes to extend unemployment compensation.
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Labor

Unions mark gains under Obama
October 1, 2009 By John Wojcik
Union leaders and members are saying that eight months into the Obama administration it is clear that labor’s unprecedented investment in the effort to support the election of the president and a 60 vote Democratic majority...
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