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

Opinion

Latest figures show slowing economic recovery
July 30, 2010 By John Wojcik
Hopefully, the weather this weekend will be a lot better than the economic news.
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U.S.

Arizona’s Grijalva closes office after bullet shatters window
July 30, 2010 By John Wojcik
Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, an outspoken opponent of Arizona's immigration law, closed his office in Yuma yesterday after a bullet went through and shattered one of its windows.
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Labor

SEIU, Unite Here settle dispute
July 29, 2010 By John Wojcik
The Service Employees International Union and Unite Here this week announced a settlement that brings to an end a dispute that has troubled the labor movement for over a year.
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U.S.

Obama draws line in the sand on Bush tax cuts for the rich
July 28, 2010 By John Wojcik
President Obama vowed at a closed-door White House meeting with Congressional leaders yesterday, July 27, that Democrats will end the Bush tax cuts for the rich and continue the middle class tax cuts they enacted last...
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U.S.

Louisiana deals with new oil spill
July 28, 2010 By John Wojcik
A new oil spill endangered the Louisiana marshes, July 27, a day after BP announced that Tony Hayward was leaving the company's CEO post, effective Oct. 1.
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U.S.

Bush tax cuts for the rich puts GOP in hot seat
July 26, 2010 By John Wojcik
As the November elections get closer Republicans have another reason to worry.
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Labor

1,000 to be arrested at Hyatt protests in 15 cities
July 22, 2010 By John Wojcik
More than 1,000 workers across the U.S. and Canada are preparing today to stage non-violent civil disobedience actions with thousands of others backing them up at Hyatt hotels in 15 different cities.
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U.S.

As Wall Street reform becomes law, GOP drops in polls
July 21, 2010 By John Wojcik
President Obama signed into law today a finance reform bill that he described as "the most sweeping set of changes to America's financial regulatory system since the 1930's."
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