In a show of support for Rachele Fruit, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) candidate for U.S. president, SWP supporters have taken the party's campaign directly to workers across the country. The campaign involves door-to-door outreach, participation in union rallies, and actions against Jew-hatred. Vincent Auger, a SWP campaigner, engaged in a discussion about Fruit's campaign with painter Jessie Olvera at a United Farm Workers solidarity rally in Sunnyside, Washington. Fruit has emphasized the need for unions to build a labor party that can advocate for the interests of the working class in both the political and economic arenas. Sara Lobman, the SWP candidate for U.S. Senate from New York, and Willie Cotton, the party's candidate for U.S. Congress, expressed solidarity with the owners and staff of Effy's Café in Manhattan after the restaurant was targeted with antisemitic graffiti. In Montreal, Katy LeRougetel, the Communist League candidate for parliament, had a conversation with Mohammed Mutlak, a co-worker and fellow member of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union, about Israel's conflict with Hamas. The SWP campaign will launch a statewide effort on April 1 to secure ballot access for Rachele Fruit and her running mate, Margaret Trowe, in New Jersey [db7d869b].
The incidents involving the SWP campaign highlight the party's efforts to engage with workers and address issues such as workers' rights and Jew-hatred. The campaign emphasizes the need for a labor party that can effectively advocate for the interests of the working class in both the political and economic spheres. The SWP's focus on solidarity and direct engagement with workers underscores their commitment to grassroots activism and building a movement for social change. The campaign's activities in different regions of the United States and in Montreal demonstrate the party's broad reach and commitment to engaging with workers across various industries and communities [db7d869b].