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.

NAACP, labor demand bold action on jobs
November 17, 2009 By John Wojcik
WASHINGTON - The nation's top labor, civil rights and community leaders joined forces here today and put forward a bold program they say is needed to create millions of new jobs and to lift the economy...
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Labor

Americans for Finance Reform takes aim at big finance
November 16, 2009 By John Wojcik
Americans for Finance Reform is making it clear that curbing the power of the nation's finance industry will help boost the economy more than focusing on deficits.
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U.S.

Obama calls White House jobs summit
November 13, 2009 By John Wojcik
With jobless rates at record levels, President Obama announced that he will hold a White House jobs summit in December to tackle the crisis.
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Labor

Unemployment crisis continues to grow
November 12, 2009 By John Wojcik
CHICAGO - "The stock market rebound is great news, I suppose, but it means nothing for us at home."
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Labor

For Hilda Solis, workplace safety more than a slogan
November 9, 2009 By John Wojcik
If the last week of October and the beginning of November are any indication the U.S. Department of Labor is on a crime busting spree.
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Labor

Unemployment at record levels
November 9, 2009 By John Wojcik
The nation's official unemployment rate soared into double-digit territory in October, increasing 0.4 percent that month, to 10.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Labor

Labor Department says worker productivity soaring
November 5, 2009 By John Wojcik
Not surprising at all to millions of U.S. workers were the results of a report by the Labor Department that said worker productivity soared in the last quarter by 6.6 percent, more than it has in...
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U.S.

Elections yield both good news and bad
November 4, 2009 By John Wojcik
The early news was not good for liberals and progressives, but it got better as the night wore on.
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