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

Chicago hotel workers to Bruce Rauner: Give back the money!
October 23, 2014 By John Wojcik
Rauner has made stopping what he calls the "chokehold" that special interests have on Illinois state government a key part of his campaign to unseat Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.
Read more
Labor

Michigan autoworkers gear up for Nov. 4 elections
October 21, 2014 By John Wojcik
The union expects that anger over Republican anti-union legislation will help drive large numbers of people to the polls.
Read more
Labor

Union shows viewers real “American Horror Story”
September 25, 2014 By John Wojcik
The American Horror Story ad reflects what is said to be labor's priority - to defeat sitting right-wing governors in the four states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Florida.
Read more
U.S.

Primaries end with Scott Brown win but some tea party losses
September 10, 2014 By John Wojcik
The 2014 primary election season came to an end yesterday with the former Massachusetts Republican Senator Scott Brown winning the GOP primary in New Hampshire.
Read more
Labor

McDonald’s workers block streets during nationwide wage protests
September 4, 2014 By John Wojcik
More than 20 workers were arrested outside a McDonald's in Chicago, where 450 demonstrated for several hours before marching onto Wabash Ave.
Read more
Labor

Fast food workers plan civil disobedience during Thursday’s nationwide strikes
September 3, 2014 By John Wojcik
Fast food workers in cities across the United States are planning strikes and civil disobedience tomorrow, according to organizers.
Read more
U.S.

“Good boss” returns at Market Basket: A reason to celebrate?
September 2, 2014 By John Wojcik And Wadi’h Halabi
"These workers deserve a guarantee that livelihoods will not be jeopardized by a change in management."
Read more
U.S.

Ferguson community struggles for justice, unity and peace
August 18, 2014 By John Wojcik
"Due to huge turnout, it took me hours to travel the two miles from my home to the site of a rally in a packed church Sunday, a day of healing, a day of looking for...
Read more