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

Workers reject sugar company demands; lockout continues
November 3, 2011 By John Wojcik
Workers at American Crystal Sugar's seven plants in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa rejected, by a nine to one margin in a Nov. 1 vote, the company's latest demands.
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U.S.

Unions urge last minute calls to Senate today on jobs
November 3, 2011 By John Wojcik
The U.S. Senate will vote on the Rebuild America Jobs Act, which would immediately create jobs by putting $59 billion into infrastructure repairs.
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U.S.

Wisconsin GOP pushes bill to slow down recall
November 2, 2011 By John Wojcik
In a sneak attack on the democratic rights of the voters to recall elected officials, the Republicans are proposing a bill that would force petition gatherers, who already have to certify each petition they collect, to...
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U.S.

AFL-CIO ramps up campaign to protect Social Security
October 31, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The AFL-CIO is ramping up its campaign to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from threatened future cuts by the congressional so-called "Super Committee."
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U.S.

Attacks on protesters backfire as Occupy raises the heat on banks
October 28, 2011 By John Wojcik
More than 100 arrests in Oakland, unions, their allies, and now Amnesty International have all condemned the use of tear gas.
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U.S.

It’s official: Top 1% doubled their share of nation’s income
October 26, 2011 By John Wojcik
The Congressional Budget Office said in a new report this week what the labor movement and its allies have been saying all along.
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U.S.

Mayor orders cops to tear down first aid station and arrest 130 in Chicago
October 24, 2011 By John Wojcik
Protesting the mass arrests and the destruction of their first aid station this weekend, ordered by Mayor Emmanuel, nurses and their allies picketed City Hall this morning.
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U.S.

GOP votes to keep teachers and first responders unemployed
October 21, 2011 By John Wojcik
Twice in less than two weeks now, the GOP has killed attempts to put Americans back to work.
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