THE LOOP (WBBM Newsradio) — Four years ago, a coalition of labor unions including the Chicago Teachers Union and the Service Employees International Union came together to endorse a Cook County commissioner and former CTU organizer named Brandon Johnson as he ran for mayor.
That coalition propelled Johnson to the fifth floor of City Hall in 2023 … but now, that alliance has publicly broken apart, with the announcement from two SEIU locals that they’ve endorsed Johnson’s rival Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois Secretary of State, in the February 23 citywide election.
“Chicago’s working families are ready for change,” said SEIU Local 1 president Genie Kastrup during the endorsement announcement Tuesday morning at the union’s headquarters, 200 E. Randolph St. “Chicago needs a mayor who works for working people.”…