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

World

German war hawks beat the drum for war on Russia
January 1, 2022 By Victor Grossman And John Wojcik
They cite Russian troops inside Russia but ignore U.S., German, and U.K. maneuvers all along Russia’s borders.
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News

Ursula Wojcik, 97 – Mother who lived for her children and a better world
December 29, 2021 By John Wojcik
Ursula Wojcik survived fascism, war, and starvation in Hitler's Germany. In the U.S., she dedicated her life to her children and to fighting for peace and international friendship.
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Mundo Popular

Dinero del carbón del senador millonario Joe Manchin
December 28, 2021 By John Wojcik
“Vamos a votar una versión revisada de la Ley de Reconstruir Mejor, aprobada por la Cámara, y seguiremos votando hasta que hagamos algo”
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Labor

Kellogg’s workers end their strike against the cereal giant
December 22, 2021 By John Wojcik And Strike Supporters
They make some substantial gains but say they still have to keep up their guard against a company too willing to exploit them.
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Politics

Millionaire Manchin’s coal money behind his knifing of Build Back Better
December 21, 2021 By John Wojcik
Angry Dems and other supporters of the legislation trying to see if it is possible to save at least some parts of the bill.
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World

U.S. and NATO play with fire in their latest anti-Russia campaign
December 6, 2021 By John Wojcik
Major newspapers and cable networks, asking no questions, march to the beat of dangerous war drums.
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U.S.

Trump Supreme Court justices all but admit that they’ll kill women’s choice
December 2, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Pro-choice activists ring the Court, vowing to never give up the fight to preserve the constitutionally-protected right of women to an abortion.
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U.S.

Overcoming House GOP leader’s filibuster, House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill
November 19, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Sen. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, votes down the military budget, declaring that the BBB is far more important than more money for war.
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