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.

Social Security supporters form human chains in 45 cities
July 3, 2013 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Social Security advocates formed human chains in at least 45 cities from coast to coast yesterday to protest the "chained CPI."
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U.S.

Hyatt workers win big concessions, global boycott to end
July 2, 2013 By John Wojcik
Unite Here, representing hospitality workers, has reached a deal with Hyatt Hotels, ending a four-year bitter battle involving protests, strikes, civil disobedience and a global boycott against the chain.
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2 million in Chicago celebrate Blackhawk victory
July 1, 2013 By John Wojcik
"What an incredible feeling it is to be here with all these people. It's something I won't easily forget."
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Labor

Today in labor history: Stonewall sparks gay rights movement
June 28, 2013 By John Wojcik
Forty four years ago today the Stonewall demonstrations broke out in New York City,
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U.S.

Supreme Court rules same sex marriage ban unconstitutional
June 26, 2013 By John Wojcik
In a historic ruling for gay rights, the Supreme Court today struck down DOMA, a 1996 law blocking federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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U.S.

Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act
June 25, 2013 By John Wojcik
The Supreme Court today gutted the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 decision. Before the ink even dried on today's landmark ruling its implications quickly became stunningly clear.
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U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower court
June 24, 2013 By John Wojcik
Fisher v. the University of Texas was a challenge to that school's affirmative action policy by Abigail Fisher, whose application for admission was turned down.
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Labor

Today in labor history: The 1937 “Women’s Day Massacre”
June 19, 2013 By John Wojcik
On June 19, 1937, police in Youngstown, Ohio, used tear gas on women and children, including at least one infant in his mother's arms, during the historic strike at Republic Steel.
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