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.

Baraka wins Newark mayoralty with united labor support
May 14, 2014 By John Wojcik
A labor movement united around his election in the Newark mayoral campaign is seen as having been a key cause of the victory of Ras Baraka.
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U.S.

Mothers Day flowers nice but equal pay better
May 9, 2014 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
A total of 4.7 million moms and their families would see an increase in wages. That's one fifth of all working moms and their families who would benefit.
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Labor

Walmart workers call on Obama to challenge retailer on wages
May 8, 2014 By John Wojcik
"Either you are going to keep your gas or your lights on, not both. You shouldn't have to make choices like that in America today."
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Labor

Ukrainian rightists burn alive 39 at Odessa union building
May 5, 2014 By John Wojcik
Some 1,000 Ukrainian rightists surrounded, stormed, and burned the House of Trade Unions in Odessa last Friday, killing 39 pro-Russia demonstrators in the building.
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Labor

Mississippi Nissan workers seek State Department help in dealing with company
April 30, 2014 By John Wojcik
The UAW and IndustriALL asked the State Department to mediate the battle between the auto giant and workers at its plant who are trying to unionize.
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U.S.

Senate Republicans block equal pay bill
April 9, 2014 By John Wojcik
GOP senators today killed the Paycheck Fairness Act, a mini-version of which President Obama ordered into existence yesterday for employees of federal contractors.
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U.S.

President Obama orders stronger federal equal pay rules
April 8, 2014 By John Wojcik
The president signed the order in a dramatic White House ceremony as Lilly Ledbetter stood beside him; it marked Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how long a woman must work into 2014 to earn...
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U.S.

President celebrates Obamacare sign-up, rips Republicans
April 2, 2014 By John Wojcik
President Obama made celebratory remarks at the White House yesterday after more than seven million signed up for health insurance.
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