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.

Bush administration federal rules bite the dust
November 2, 2009 By John Wojcik
Included in the new defense law signed by President Obama on Oct. 29 is a provision that ends, by 2012, the anti-labor "National Security Personnel System" started by President Bush.
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U.S.

Pelosi announces the House health plan
October 29, 2009 By John Wojcik
After months of struggle by a growing movement outside and inside the halls of Congress, House Democrats released a health care reform plan.
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Labor

Coming back to the NLRB’s core mission
October 29, 2009 By John Wojcik
The son of an Iowa coal miner is pleased that the United States has moved closer now to enforcing a piece of the law that has too often been ignored.
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Labor

If you’re sick, come in anyway!
October 28, 2009 By John Wojcik
In reaction to the swine flu epidemic, unions are pushing for guaranteed sick days.
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U.S.

Tide turns on health care reform
October 27, 2009 By John Wojcik
The announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the public option will reach the Senate floor was greeted by labor and other leaders as proof that the tide has turned in favor of health care...
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Labor

Workers win biggest back pay award in history!
October 26, 2009 By John Wojcik
The Fluor Daniel Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million to 167 workers it denied jobs 15 years ago because they belonged to or were organizing for one of four different unions.
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Labor

Unions confront insurers as they plot to block reform
October 24, 2009 By John Wojcik
Insurance company CEOs meeting in Washington Oct. 22 hid from 600 angry trade unionists who tried to get them to listen to people victimized by their companies.
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Labor

Labor: ‘It’s jobs, not the deficit, stupid!’
October 23, 2009 By John Wojcik
"The need for massive job creation should trump fear of large federal budget deficits expressed in opinion polls," declared a top AFL-CIO analyst this week.
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