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 off their lights, but because most homes aren’t energy efficient.
Last Friday, the Center for Working [...]

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 Jersey program will enable employees caring for a newborn or newly-adopted child or a [...]

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 upset over incumbent Sen. Martin Connor as a huge boost for progressive causes in Albany.
“Daniel Squadron is [...]

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, he knows the challenges facing working families because he’s lived them. He’s watched as living-wage, family-supporting jobs have [...]

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 reform in Albany.
“This is a story where the good guys win. Big money [...]

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 for Western New York.”
“Joe Mesi knows the problems facing middle class families in Western New York because [...]

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