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

Black Friday Walmart strike wave already underway
November 13, 2013 By John Wojcik
"I want people to be able to live better, you know, like the commercial says; nobody lives better now except for the Waltons."
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U.S.

Congress pressed to pass Wall Street “Robin Hood tax”
October 30, 2013 By John Wojcik
"With the financial transaction tax we can raise the revenue we need and discourage excessive speculation on Wall Street."
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Labor

Obama’s NLRB nominee confirmed, but others could face roadblocks
October 30, 2013 By John Wojcik
Today's action by the U.S. Senate confirming Richard Griffin as NLRB general counsel is the final piece needed to ensure a fully functioning National Labor Relations Board.
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Labor

Chicago kids approve fresh food but not school cafeteria cuts
October 25, 2013 By John Wojcik
Parents, teachers, students and cafeteria workers cheered the decision by Chicago Public Schools last summer to replace frozen, canned and pre-plated meals with fresh food.
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Labor

South African unionists in Mississippi fighting for Nissan workers
October 18, 2013 By John Wojcik
JACKSON, Miss - In a stunning reversal of what many would think is the way things work, a support group from "third world" South Africa is in Mississippi this week helping Americans secure one of their...
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U.S.

Shutdown cost: $24 billion and counting
October 18, 2013 By John Wojcik
The government shutdown may be officially over but its estimated cost of $24 billion to the American taxpayers will continue to rise every day for a long time to come.
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U.S.

Lawmakers scramble on government shutdown and debt ceiling deal
October 16, 2013 By John Wojcik
The solution, in any case, is only temporary with another showdown or shutdown possible again early next year.
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Labor

Subway fires worker for giving a 3-year-old a cookie
October 15, 2013 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
We've heard of ridiculous excuses companies use to fire pro-union workers, but a Seattle Subway shop takes the cake...er, cookie. Working Washington reports the firm fired Carlos Hernandez for giving a 66-cent cookie, free, to a...
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