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

Even with master’s degree, wages are dismal
January 7, 2015 By John Wojcik
Many of the people gathering in Washington this morning at the first-ever AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages didn't have an easy time getting here.
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U.S.

GOP Congress aims dagger at Social Security
January 7, 2015 By John Wojcik
On its first day of business here the GOP-run House launched what could end up as the most serious attack yet on Social Security.
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U.S.

Unions and allies converge on D.C. to raise wages
January 6, 2015 By John Wojcik
The nation is about to see the roll-out of a dramatic effort more diverse than any wage campaign in American history.
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U.S.

Inside story on how one little city slew an oil dragon
December 16, 2014 By John Wojcik
A dragon by the name of Chevron, breathing a fire fueled by Citizens United and $3.1 million in cash, succumbed to the people of the tiny city of Richmond, California.
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Labor

ILCA honors best in labor journalism at DC gathering
December 15, 2014 By John Wojcik
The International Labor Communications Association honored the winners of its annual Labor Media Awards at a luncheon on Dec. 12.
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Labor

Fast food workers walk off the job in 190 cities
December 5, 2014 By John Wojcik
Fast food workers walked off the job from one end of the country to the other today, with police arresting hundreds of workers engaging in civil disobedience.
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U.S.

Fast food workers to stage nationwide strike Thursday
December 2, 2014 By John Wojcik
During the nationwide strike in 160 cities for higher wages and union rights, they will demand an industry-wide wage of $15 per hour.
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Labor

Economists weigh in as Walmart Black Friday protests approach
November 26, 2014 By John Wojcik
As the largest Black Friday strikes and protests scheduled for Nov. 28 rapidly approach, the growing calls for change at Walmart continue.
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