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

Opinion

Trump lit the fires of racist and right-wing terror
October 29, 2018 By John Wojcik
None of what's happening is a surprise. The terrorism we now see is the logical outgrowth of the hate spewed by Trump and his GOP enablers.
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U.S.

Trump blasts caravan that poses no danger to the U.S.
October 24, 2018 By Emile Schepers And John Wojcik
Stokes fear to draw attention away from real threat: If GOP retains control of Congress Americans could lose all their healthcare.
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Opinion

Why Trump bears responsibility for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
October 15, 2018 By John Wojcik
At the very least, Trump is guilty of not warning the journalist of the plot against him. At worst, the President of the United States is implicated in his killing.
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Opinion

Racist dog whistles against Andrew Gillum could backfire on Florida GOP
October 15, 2018 By John Wojcik
"I actually believe that Florida and its rich diversity are going to be looking for a governor who’s going to bring us together, not divide us."
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Labor

AFL-CIO support staffers walk informational picket line
October 11, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
"These are the kinds of proposals we expect to see from anti-union businesses, not from the management of the AFL-CIO."
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News

Amid protests and arrests, Senate puts Kavanaugh on Supreme Court
October 6, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The damage done to the nation by Trump and his GOP senators is already being met with an uprising that is taking dead aim at the elections next month.
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Politics

Despite Kavanaugh’s lies and witness tampering, Trump attacks Ford
October 3, 2018 By John Wojcik
Trump repeatedly mocks the credible testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who came forward to expose Judge Kavanaugh as a sexual predator.
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U.S.

Demonstrators hit the streets as Senate panel rams through Kavanaugh
September 28, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Republicans are trying to rush a vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation but there is resistance inside the Senate and outside resistance is engulfing the nation.
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