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

Supreme Court set to tear up entire Voting Rights Act
October 16, 2025 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
If they rule before the midterms, Jim Crow could be the rule again in the old South, with almost all Black or non-white members of Congress losing their seats.
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Politics

Justices may ditch last remaining piece of Voting Rights Act
October 14, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
If they do the main legislative accomplishment of the civil rights era will be struck down
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U.S.

Thousands protest Trump’s illegal “invasion” of Chicago
October 9, 2025 By John Wojcik
As soon as hundreds of National Guard troops entered the city yesterday the people turned out in opposition
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U.S.

National Guard troops poised to enter Chicago
October 8, 2025 By John Wojcik
Meanwhile, ICE presence used to terrorize people in the city
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Politics

Trump’s military-style immigration raid in Chicago condemned
October 6, 2025 By John Wojcik
Residents deplore what they say they never expected to see happen in America
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Politics

Trump uses shutdown to push mass firings
October 3, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Rogue president declares “war” as excuse to trash more laws
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Labor

CPUSA labor activists push for union leadership in fight for democracy
September 30, 2025 By John Wojcik
Party’s Labor Commission reflects growing centrality of youth in labor’s struggles.
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Opinion

What’s behind Trump’s about-face on Ukraine war?
September 25, 2025 By John Wojcik
Republican and Democratic warhawks, weapons makers, and fossil fuel giants who back the war may be celebrating too soon.
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