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

Labor leader encouraged by jobs summit
December 4, 2009 By John Wojcik
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka went on cable television last night after attending the White House summit and said he was "encouraged" by the gathering.
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Labor

Workers hold roundtables as jobs summit begins
December 3, 2009 By John Wojcik
As union leaders, business CEOs and economists meet at the White House today for a jobs summit workers across the country are holding roundtable gatherings on job creation.
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Labor

On the eve of jobs summit labor call for bold action
December 2, 2009 By John Wojcik
On the eve of President Obama's Dec. 3 summit on jobs labor and progressive leaders held a press conference today urging the White House and Congress to adopt the AFL-CIO's five-point jobs plan.
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Labor

World AIDS Day: ‘Be faithful, be tested, be unionized’
December 1, 2009 By John Wojcik
In South Africa, a highly successful AIDS program is led by a union.
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U.S.

For Black males it’s a depression
November 30, 2009 By John Wojcik
While the country struggles with double-digit unemployment Black males face jobless rates that are twice as bad.
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U.S.

Companies cashing in on flu epidemic
November 19, 2009 By John Wojcik
The government may have to step in to ensure companies are not using the swine flu epidemic to rip off those who come down with the flu.
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U.S.

Paid sick days called key to slowing swine flu
November 18, 2009 By John Wojcik
Unions, family advocates and health professionals are pressing Congress to pass emergency paid sick days legislation so workers can stay home if they get sick.
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Labor

Housekeepers march in support of ‘Hyatt 100’
November 17, 2009 By John Wojcik
CHICAGO - Hundreds of women, members of Unite Here Local 1, marched and rallied at the Hyatt hotel, telling the mega-chain to rehire 100 housekeepers it fired in Boston.
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