Working Families

Even as New Yorkers feel the pinch at the pump, energy guzzling buildings consume 16% of the New York’s annual energy supply, costing the average family over $3,700 in home energy a year. That’s not because anyone forgot to turn…

At a breakfast panel hosted by the Drum Major Institute today, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine called on New York’s elected leaders to pass a Paid Family Leave program similar to the one passed in New Jersey this Spring.…

The New York Sun notes last September’s primaries showed the WFP’s grassroots organizing prowess.

Party Plays Major Roll as Progressive Newcomer Defeats 30-year Incumbent

For Immediate Release
New York – The Working Families Party (WFP) today cheered the victory of Daniel Squadron’s insurgent campaign for State Senate, hailing the…

The Working Families Party (WFP) today cheered Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s dominant reelection victory in the 64^th Assembly District, calling Silver a “constant presence for working families.”

Joe Mesi is running for State Senate in the 61st District (Erie and Genesee Counties). He knows something about putting up a fight (literally in this case, as he’s a former boxer). From a blue collar, union family,…

Party Plays Big Role as Progressive Senator is Sent Back to Albany

For Immediate Release: September 9, 2008

Brooklyn – The Working Families Party (WFP) cheered today Senator Kevin Parker’s reelection victory, calling the “progressive champion” a needed voice…

For Immediate Release: September 9, 2008

Party Helps Guide Insurgent Candidate With Blue-Collar Roots Through Tough Race

Western New York – The Working Families Party celebrated today Joe Mesi’s victory in the Democratic Primary, calling the insurgent candidate a “fighter…

Electing progressive insurgents, and defending progressive incumbents. On Primary Day, we made headlines winning every single one of our priority races