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.

Rubio announces, abandons immigration reform
April 14, 2015 By John Wojcik
"Unfortunately he is much more beholden to his tea party base than to his Latino community."
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U.S.

Hillary Clinton announces: “I’m running for president!”
April 13, 2015 By John Wojcik
Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Sunday that she is running for president a second time.
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Labor

Trumka says Colombia example exposes problems with trade deals
April 8, 2015 By John Wojcik
"Investors and companies have received benefits," Trumka said, "while workers have not, this has to change."
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Labor

Workers call McDonald’s hourly wage raise a PR gimmick
April 2, 2015 By John Wojcik
"It's a PR stunt, and that stunt isn't going to pay my gas bill this month, or get my landlord off my back."
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U.S.

Young unionist at Next Up Summit takes aim at student debt
March 26, 2015 By John Wojcik
"We have a student debt amount that is more than what the government spends in a year on all its programs put together."
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Labor

Oil workers continue strike against BP despite tentative settlement
March 20, 2015 By John Wojcik
"We will continue the strike until we get a fair contract and a safer workplace."
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Labor

America’s labor movement: Time for a new track on trade policy
February 26, 2015 By John Wojcik
"As a teacher I've always placed a premium on what we know, and what we know is that there hasn't been a trade deal yet that benefitted the American people."
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Labor

Nurses welcome veto of Keystone XL bill
February 25, 2015 By John Wojcik
"The miniscule number of jobs it would create are far outweighed by the enormous damage that this project creates to our health and in accelerating the climate crisis."
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