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.

Senate Republicans block equal pay bill
April 9, 2014 By John Wojcik
GOP senators today killed the Paycheck Fairness Act, a mini-version of which President Obama ordered into existence yesterday for employees of federal contractors.
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U.S.

President Obama orders stronger federal equal pay rules
April 8, 2014 By John Wojcik
The president signed the order in a dramatic White House ceremony as Lilly Ledbetter stood beside him; it marked Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how long a woman must work into 2014 to earn...
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U.S.

President celebrates Obamacare sign-up, rips Republicans
April 2, 2014 By John Wojcik
President Obama made celebratory remarks at the White House yesterday after more than seven million signed up for health insurance.
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Labor

AFL-CIO leads demonstration for minimum wage hike outside Heritage Foundation
March 31, 2014 By John Wojcik
The labor movement turned up the heat today on opponents of a minimum wage increase by gathering outside of the Heritage Foundation.
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Environment

After collision, Texas ship channel awash in oil
March 25, 2014 By John Wojcik And Blake Skylar
The collision sent 170,000 gallons of oil into the body of water that connects the Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico and deals with up to 80 vessels per day. The oil quickly spread into...
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Labor

Fast food workers protest wage theft
March 19, 2014 By John Wojcik And Art Perlo
Elected officials, clergy, community, and union members joined in a spirited protest outside the McDonalds in this city's Fair Haven neighborhood Mar. 18.
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Labor

Building trades unions: Remake the nation’s infrastructure!
March 14, 2014 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
With GOP opposition keeping the federal government from moving on Obama-backed legislation that would create massive numbers of jobs, the unions, at their legislative conference mapped out specific proposals to get the job done.
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Labor

Unions-workers’ centers unity results in wage and safety wins
February 21, 2014 By John Wojcik
Labor unions, including some that did not at first like the idea, say that hooking up with nonunion workers' centers has helped them make gains, including growing their own memberships.
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