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.

Hunt for bomber locks down Boston area
April 19, 2013 By John Wojcik
On Friday, with one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings dead, his brother was on the run and being pursued by hundreds of law enforcement officials in a manhunt that shut down Boston and several neighboring...
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U.S.

Texas fertilizer plant inspection long overdue
April 18, 2013 By John Wojcik
Last night an enormous explosion rocked this small town situated near Waco, killing 15 and injuring hundreds.
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Environment

Report: Toxic cloud could sicken millions in Chicago
April 18, 2013 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
A rapidly spreading toxic cloud of hydrofluoric acid fumes from an accident at two oil refineries in Lemont and Channahon, Ill., could kill thousands and sicken millions in the Windy City.
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U.S.

FBI seeking help after deadly Boston blasts
April 16, 2013 By John Wojcik
Federal and local investigative agencies continued to search for clues to explain the deadly Boston Marathon bombings yesterday, and people were encouraged to send in photos and videos.
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Labor

One of the nation’s longest lockouts comes to an end
April 16, 2013 By John Wojcik
Union workers at American Crystal Sugar plants in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa expect to return to work soon now that they approved a contract last Saturday.
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U.S.

Tax Day, 2013: U.S. pay gap is biggest in the world
April 15, 2013 By John Wojcik
Last year CEOs received an average $12.3 million while the average worker took home around $34, 645.
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Labor

Equal Pay Day wage gap still at 77 cents on the dollar
April 10, 2013 By John Wojcik
It took women on the job all of 2012 and every day of 2013 up until April 9 to earn the eqivalent that men earned in 2012 alone.
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Opinion

Thatcher – Britain’s most-hated prime minister
April 9, 2013 By John Wojcik
Victims of Margaret Thatcher's attacks in the 1980's against workers and their allies showed little sorrow. Celebrations actually happened in communities across the UK.
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