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

How the Smithfield workers of Sioux Falls stood up and won
June 29, 2021 By John Wojcik
Unafraid of a company that cruelly exploited them during the pandemic, they saved their healthcare and won a pay raise.
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Politics

Adams takes tentative lead in NYC primary count; Wiley not out yet
June 24, 2021 By John Wojcik
When ranked-choice voting system runs its course by July, the city could have its first woman or its second African American mayor.
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Labor

Republican filibuster is only the beginning of epic voting rights battle
June 22, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Voter uprising against GOP intensifies as the party of “no” refuses to even debate the biggest civil rights bill of our era.
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Politics

Republicans lose again: Supreme Court upholds Obamacare, 7 to 2
June 17, 2021 By John Wojcik
On a practical level, the ruling means that the Affordable Care Act is here to stay.
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Mundo Popular

Mensaje para Biden y Putin: No desperdicien oportunidades históricas
June 16, 2021 By John Wojcik
La narrativa aprovecha los movimientos muy reales de Rusia para interferir en nuestras elecciones y, al mismo tiempo, ignora el hecho de que las tropas estadounidenses están presentes ahora dentro de las ex repúblicas soviéticas, justo...
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News

Military ties to far right pose clear and present danger
June 16, 2021 By John Wojcik
Reports of weapons disappearing from military bases raise the concern level.
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Opinion

Message to Biden and Putin: Don’t waste historic opportunity
June 15, 2021 By John Wojcik
The Geneva summit can open a new era in world politics and a new approach to arms control.
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Mundo Popular

A las masas cansadas, pobres y apiñadas de Centroamérica se les debe la entrada
June 9, 2021 By John Wojcik
Resolver el "problema" de la inmigración comienza con admitir nuestro papel en la creación del desastre humano que se desarrolla al sur de nuestra frontera.
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