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.

Corporate greed a key factor in the pileup at the ports
October 14, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
AFL-CIO and Teamsters told Biden reps yesterday how union-busting laid the groundwork for the disaster of goods not reaching store shelves across the country.
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U.S.

Mandates result in big rise in coronavirus vaccinations
September 30, 2021 By John Wojcik
Tens of thousands of holdouts in health, education and other industries are swayed.
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Mundo Popular

Memo demuestra que el verdadero golpe de Trump estaba en marcha el 6 de enero
September 29, 2021 By John Wojcik
También sabemos ahora que los organizadores de ese golpe no se han rendido después de su fracaso en tomar el poder el 6 de enero y que continúan, en numerosos frentes, trazando planes para otro golpe....
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Opinion

Memo proves real Trump coup was underway Jan. 6
September 28, 2021 By John Wojcik
White House and close allies in government were engaged in carefully planned coup laid out in a memo by right-wing lawyer John Eastman.
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World

Germans choose center-left over center-right by big margin
September 27, 2021 By John Wojcik
Ruling conservatives, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party receives the lowest vote in its 70-year history.
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U.S.

Coast to coast protests erupt against Biden’s deportation of Haitians
September 23, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Demonstrators demand that the president live up to his campaign promises to end inhumane treatment of migrants.
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News

Manchin claim that we can’t afford $3.5 trillion holds no water
September 20, 2021 By John Wojcik
Only those who favor destruction of both people and the planet can oppose a reconciliation plan that could be our last chance to make the changes that will save our future.
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Mundo Popular

Una pregunta para los llamados ‘moderados’ demócratas: ¿No tienen vergüenza?
September 19, 2021 By John Wojcik
De modo que el debate se intensifica sobre las cantidades en dólares que no nos dicen absolutamente nada sobre lo que realmente hay en las facturas. Los desacuerdos sobre el dinero no tienen sentido si no...
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