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

Locked out workers plan 1,000-mile Journey for Justice
February 15, 2012 By John Wojcik
Two major unions, the Steelworkers and the Bakery Workers, announced today a joint project, a 1,000-mile Journey for Justice.
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U.S.

Obama budget draws praise, some complaints, from labor leaders
February 14, 2012 By John Wojcik
The president's budget will be ignored in the GOP-run House, where Budget Committee Chairm Paul Ryan, R-Wis., intends to draft a proposal, which is expected to push killing of Medicare as we know it.
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U.S.

Massive reenactment of 1965 Selma march will focus on today’s battles
February 13, 2012 By John Wojcik
Unions are joining with civil rights and community partners in a massive re-enactment of the historic 1965 Alabama civil rights march.
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U.S.

Obama’s pension chief pushes new plan to protect retirees
February 10, 2012 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The head of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which insures traditional private pensions, wants to change how his agency charges premiums to firms it serves.
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U.S.

Jobless benefits and payroll tax cut in danger, SEIU warns
February 9, 2012 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Republican lawmakers are plotting to allow extra federal jobless benefits and the "temporary" payroll tax cut for 160 million workers to lapse.
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U.S.

Santorum rolls over the “inevitable” Romney
February 8, 2012 By John Wojcik
The Republican establishment's narrative of Mitt Romney's "imevitability" as the party's presidential nominee unraveled Tuesday in just one night.
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Labor

Labor and business economists call “right to work” unworkable
February 7, 2012 By John Wojcik
A pro-labor economist is saying that Republicans who think "right to work" laws will stimulate the economy in their states are dead wrong.
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U.S.

Jobless rate drops: positive trend but some cautions too
February 3, 2012 By John Wojcik
The nation's official unemployment rate fell in January to 8.3 percent, down from December's 8.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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