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

Politics

CPUSA calls for ‘peace movement of a new type’
November 14, 2025 By John Wojcik
Special conference last week mapped plans to unite fight for peace with all the struggles for justice
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Politics

Shutdown deal leaves millions without healthcare
November 12, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
House Speaker Mike Johnson, enjoying the GOP win, vows to block any vote on saving Obamacare subsidies
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Opinion

Trump intensifies his cruel punishment of the American people
November 7, 2025 By John Wojcik
He’s held back food stamps despite court orders, and now he’s cutting air travel—causing millions to cancel holiday travel plans to be with family and friends.
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Politics

U.S. voters hand MAGA a big defeat
November 5, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
Everywhere they push for a just economy and an end to Trump’s erosion of democracy.
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Politics

People challenge MAGA agenda in elections today
November 4, 2025 By John Wojcik
From coast to coast, voters are taking the struggle for a people’s agenda into the nation’s polling places.
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Labor

Federal workers go hungry as they get $0 paychecks
October 28, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
As Trump builds his lavish ballroom, government employees can’t buy food for their families
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Politics

Billionaires go all out to stop Mamdani
October 21, 2025 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
Flood of dirty money pours into Cuomo campaign.
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U.S.

Trump running scared from Oct. 18 No Kings Day protests
October 17, 2025 By John Wojcik, Mark Gruenberg And C.J. Atkins
Top GOP officials lie to millions of federal workers, saying the demonstrations are the reason they’re not being paid.
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