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.

Jobs rose by 200,000 in December
January 6, 2012 By John Wojcik
The total number of jobs went up by 200,000 in December, and the official jobless rate dropped to 8.5 percent.
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Labor

Indiana workers flood Capitol to stop “right-to-work” law
January 5, 2012 By John Wojcik
For the second day in a row, the GOP was unable to push through the legislation because House Democrats failed to show up for a vote.
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U.S.

Romney or Santorum? Iowans say no real difference
January 4, 2012 By John Wojcik
For all the fights between the candidates, on basic economic issues the two frontrunners are essentially united.
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U.S.

Mitt Romney layoff victim speaks out
January 3, 2012 By John Wojcik
"I really feel he didn't care about the workers. It was all about profit before people," said Randy Johnson who worked in Marion, Indiana at American Pad and Paper Co. in the 1990's.
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Labor

Hyatt continues attack on housekeepers
January 2, 2012 By John Wojcik
The Hyatt hotel chain seems determined to continue an attack on housekeepers that it began more than a year ago when it fired veteran employees in Boston and replaced them with lower paid temporary workers.
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Labor

Many workers to benefit in 2012 from new Obama rules
January 2, 2012 By John Wojcik
Last month the Obama administration issued some of the most pro-worker rules the country has seen in 35 years, covering union elections, hours of work and wages, among other things.
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U.S.

Unions urge House GOP to stop holding workers and the jobless hostage
December 20, 2011 By John Wojcik
The AFL-CIO is urging everyone to call House Speaker John Boehner at 202-225-0600, telling him to stop playing politics with the lives of working families.
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U.S.

GOP killing payroll tax compromise and jobless benefits
December 19, 2011 By John Wojcik
A temporary payroll tax cut compromise and extension of unemployment benefits passed by a wide margin in the Senate, but now it is expected to fail in the Republican-controlled House Monday night.
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