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

Unions endorse Obama, gear up for fight vs. 1%
March 13, 2012 By John Wojcik
Podhorzer said that by the end of today the AFL-CIO would be kicking off its 2012 election effort by issuing an official endorsement of President Obama's bid for re-election.
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U.S.

Labor leader supports Obama admin’s blocking of voter ID laws
March 13, 2012 By John Wojcik
Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, welcomed the Justice Department's recent decision to strike down voter ID laws in Texas and Wisconsin.
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U.S.

Nation’s labor leaders meet to mobilize for 2012 elections
March 12, 2012 By John Wojcik
Leaders of almost every labor union in the country are arriving here today for a special meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council.
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U.S.

Thousands end 2012 Selma to Montgomery march
March 11, 2012 By John Wojcik
Thousands re-tracing the steps of those who made the historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. ended their five-day journey by converging this weekend on the Alabama state capital here.
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U.S.

227,000 jobs added, jobless rate steady at 8.3 percent
March 9, 2012 By John Wojcik
The economy added 227,000 jobs in February with the official unemployment rate staying at 8.3 percent according to new figures released this morning.
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U.S.

Bread and Roses in 1912, Hyatt and Hotels in 2012
March 8, 2012 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
When it comes to oppression of women it sometimes seems like "the more things change, the more they stay the same."
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U.S.

Women tackle pay gap all around the world
March 8, 2012 By John Wojcik
"Frozen in Time: Gender Pay Gap Unchanged for 10 Years" examines women's wages in 43 countries.
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U.S.

Tuesday’s split primary decision shows disgust with candidates
March 7, 2012 By John Wojcik
Republican voters, not more than 25 percent of whom strongly support any of the GOP presidential candidates, delivered a split decision the Super Tuesday primaries.
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