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 strikes down Trump tariffs
February 20, 2026 By John Wojcik
6-3 decision says he surpassed his constitutional authority by placing tariffs using a law reserved for national emergencies.
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Politics

‘Suicide is one option,’ seniors on Social Security told
February 18, 2026 By John Wojcik
Staffers on phones trained to say that to some callers
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U.S.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
February 17, 2026 By John Wojcik
Leader of the nation’s civil rights movement for decades.
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Politics

Uprisings against ICE intensify and score some victories
February 3, 2026 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
In Oklahoma, the people put a stop to the construction of a Trump “concentration camp.”
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Politics

Protests mushroom as ‘drawdown’ of attacks fails to materialize
January 30, 2026 By John Wojcik
Attacks on immigrants intensify as Trump administration discards Constitution and freedom of the press by arresting and jailing journalists
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Labor

Jobless data a disaster with employment levels sinking rapidly
January 12, 2026 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Hundreds of thousands are left out of the official unemployment figures.
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Politics

Uprising against ICE raids grows across the country
January 12, 2026 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
With Minneapolis as the epicenter, people demand an end to Trump-ordered sweeps by ICE agents.
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Opinion

New Yorkers prove there are limits to Trump’s power
January 9, 2026 By John Wojcik
Mamdani’s childcare announcement shows that, amidst the president’s assertions of his supposedly unlimited authority, there are still avenues for people power.
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