CHICAGO — The Socialist Workers Party announced Nov. 29 that it is running Ilona Gersh, a lifelong fighter for the interests of the working class, for mayor of Chicago. Gersh is a bakery worker and member of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union Local 1.
She is challenging a crowded field of varied capitalist candidates in the so-called nonpartisan election, most of whom present themselves as “progressive” Democrats, including incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Congressman Jesús García.
“Working people need to break with the Democrats, Republicans, and all other capitalist parties,” Gersh told the Militant. “We need to build […]
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