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.

AFL-CIO: Walesa didn’t speak for Polish workers at Romney meeting
July 31, 2012 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The largest labor federation in the U.S. is warning Polish communities nationwide that Lech Walesa's meeting with Mitt Romney in Poland this week did not have the support of Polish unions or the labor movement here...
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Labor

Governor helps force Con Ed into an agreement
July 30, 2012 By Gabe Falsetta And John Wojcik
Con Ed was forced back to the bargaining table to reach a tentative new contract with Utility Workers Local 1-2, which represents the electric firm's 8,500 workers.
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Labor

Workers cry out for higher minimum wage
July 27, 2012 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
From Pittsburgh to Peoria to Portland and from Washington to Detroit, workers came out this week to demand a hike in the federal minimum wage.
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Labor

Appeals court to review ruling that killed union election at airline
July 26, 2012 By John Wojcik
A federal appeals court will review the ruling by a Republican judge in Texas that killed a union election at American Airlines.
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U.S.

Unions applaud Senate vote for middle class tax cut
July 26, 2012 By John Wojcik
In a party-line vote of 51-48, the Senate yesterday passed a middle-class tax cut, keeping present tax reductions for individuals.
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Labor

AFGE considered, then rejected neutrality in Romney vs. Obama
July 25, 2012 By John Wojcik
"This election is not about our expectations. It is a choice between two different futures."
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U.S.

Demonstrations mark third year of no minimum wage hike
July 24, 2012 By John Wojcik
Workers are rallying, picketing and marching all over the country today, the day that marks three years since there has been no increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
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Labor

Global boycott of Hyatt hotels underway
July 23, 2012 By John Wojcik
A global boycott of Hyatt hotels was launched today at a press conference.
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