PHILADELPHIA — Rachele Fruit, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. president, sat down with Victor Guzman during her campaign stop here, Oct. 16.
Guzman is a freight rail conductor and member of the SMART-TD union. He met with Fruit at a local diner near the rail yard where he works.
“I don’t want to work more hours than scheduled,” Guzman told Fruit as they discussed the challenging schedules rail workers face. “I want to go home to my kids. They are at an age where it matters a lot if I’m around or not.”
“You want to have a life!” Fruit said.
“Yes!” Guzman replied.
Fruit said defending Israel’s right to exist as a refuge for Jews and the fight against Jew-hatred are central issues internationally and a union issue. Guzman decided to get a copy of The Fight Against Jew-Hatred and Pogroms in the Imperialist Epoch: Stakes for the International Working Class. He renewed his Militant subscription and endorsed the SWP campaign.
Fruit also spoke at a public meeting here later the same day.