WFP Congratulates Joe Addabbo on Breakthrough Victory
The WFP knocked on over 120,000 doors to help Joe Addabbo unseat incumbent Republican Serphin Maltese.
November 5th, 2008
Archive for 2008
Working Families Party Congratulates Brian Foley on Historic Victory
For Immediate Release: November 4, 2008
Contact: Dan Levitan
Suffolk – Today the Working Families Party celebrated Brian Foley’s victory (D-WF) over incumbent State Senator Republican Caesar Trunzo. The grassroots third party knocked on over 100,000 doors in the race to help put Foley over the top.
“Whether it’s cleaning up Albany, cutting property taxes for middle-class [...]
November 5th, 2008
504,000 Doors Later
A memo from WFP Director Dan Cantor and Deputy Director Bill Lipton on our biggest electoral priority this year – taking back the State Senate.
November 3rd, 2008
MoveOn to NY: Vote Working Families!
This just in from our friends at MoveOn.org. It’s a great message and our favorite, no surprise, is #5!
Dear MoveOn member,
You don’t live in Ohio. You don’t live in Florida. The chance is pretty small that New York will decide the presidential election. So: Why vote?
Here’s why. This list is important-so please read [...]
November 3rd, 2008
Affiliates Ask their Members: Vote WFP
Working Families Party affiliates will ask their members in recorded messages going out this weekend and Monday to vote for Obama on the WFP line, Row E.
Have a listen:
Edgar Romney, New York Metropolitan Joint Board (UNITE-HERE)
Joe Ashton, Director of UAW Region 9
Karen Scharff, Citizen Action
Mike Fishman, SEIU Local 32BJ
Phil Rumore, Buffalo Teachers Federation
November 1st, 2008
Netroots Join Call to Vote for Obama on Working Families Line
From autoworkers to online activists, WFP supporters are a diverse bunch. Here’s an open letter from New York bloggers calling for the ‘netroots’ to “vote change like they mean it” by voting for Barack Obama on the Working Families Party ballot line (“Row E”):
Help Us Build Progressive Strength in New York
by: Justin Krebs
This open letter [...]
October 29th, 2008
Bristol Press: Cross-endorsement allows minor party to hold power
A great news item on our sister party, the Connecticut Working Families Party:
Cross-endorsement allows minor party to hold power
By SCOTT WHIPPLE , Journal Register News Service
According to Joe Dinkin, Working Families Party’s communications director, the party will have knocked on 50,000 doors in targeted Congressional and legislative districts by Nov. 4.
Established in 2002 in Connecticut, [...]
October 29th, 2008
WFP Statement on Term Limits Vote: “Sometimes Standing up is Winning”
Dan Cantor, Working Families Executive Director (left) and Councilmember Bill de Blasio (right) discuss the term limits after the Council’s vote:
Contact: Dan Levitan
Dan Cantor, Working Families Party Executive Director issued the following official statement today after the City Council’s vote to extend term limits without a public vote:
“While we came up short on the floor [...]
October 23rd, 2008
Statement on Term Limits: “Sometimes Standing Up is Winning”
The Working Families Party fought long and hard to keep the City Council from overturning the public’s preference for term-limits – a preference expressed in two public referendums. We didn’t win, but through our grassroots campaign, thousands New Yorkers got to make their voices heard.
Here’s Dan Cantor, Working Families Executive Director (left) and Councilmember Bill [...]
October 23rd, 2008
Taking it to the Airwaves: Its Our Decision! (YouTube)
Contact: Dan Levitan
Viewers of tonight’s presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain will be invited to make their voices heard in another debate – the fight over extending term-limits in New York City.
Timed to launch on-air during coverage of the third presidential debate at Hofstra University this evening, the [...]
October 15th, 2008
Working Families Party Congratulates Brian Foley on Historic Victory
For Immediate Release: November 4, 2008
Contact: Dan Levitan
Suffolk – Today the Working Families Party celebrated Brian Foley’s victory (D-WF) over incumbent State Senator Republican Caesar Trunzo. The grassroots third party knocked on over 100,000 doors in the race to help put Foley over the top.
“Whether it’s cleaning up Albany, cutting property taxes for middle-class [...]
November 5th, 2008
504,000 Doors Later
A memo from WFP Director Dan Cantor and Deputy Director Bill Lipton on our biggest electoral priority this year – taking back the State Senate.
November 3rd, 2008
MoveOn to NY: Vote Working Families!
This just in from our friends at MoveOn.org. It’s a great message and our favorite, no surprise, is #5!
Dear MoveOn member,
You don’t live in Ohio. You don’t live in Florida. The chance is pretty small that New York will decide the presidential election. So: Why vote?
Here’s why. This list is important-so please read [...]
November 3rd, 2008
Affiliates Ask their Members: Vote WFP
Working Families Party affiliates will ask their members in recorded messages going out this weekend and Monday to vote for Obama on the WFP line, Row E.
Have a listen:
Edgar Romney, New York Metropolitan Joint Board (UNITE-HERE)
Joe Ashton, Director of UAW Region 9
Karen Scharff, Citizen Action
Mike Fishman, SEIU Local 32BJ
Phil Rumore, Buffalo Teachers Federation
November 1st, 2008
Netroots Join Call to Vote for Obama on Working Families Line
From autoworkers to online activists, WFP supporters are a diverse bunch. Here’s an open letter from New York bloggers calling for the ‘netroots’ to “vote change like they mean it” by voting for Barack Obama on the Working Families Party ballot line (“Row E”):
Help Us Build Progressive Strength in New York
by: Justin Krebs
This open letter [...]
October 29th, 2008
Bristol Press: Cross-endorsement allows minor party to hold power
A great news item on our sister party, the Connecticut Working Families Party:
Cross-endorsement allows minor party to hold power
By SCOTT WHIPPLE , Journal Register News Service
According to Joe Dinkin, Working Families Party’s communications director, the party will have knocked on 50,000 doors in targeted Congressional and legislative districts by Nov. 4.
Established in 2002 in Connecticut, [...]
October 29th, 2008
WFP Statement on Term Limits Vote: “Sometimes Standing up is Winning”
Dan Cantor, Working Families Executive Director (left) and Councilmember Bill de Blasio (right) discuss the term limits after the Council’s vote:
Contact: Dan Levitan
Dan Cantor, Working Families Party Executive Director issued the following official statement today after the City Council’s vote to extend term limits without a public vote:
“While we came up short on the floor [...]
October 23rd, 2008
Statement on Term Limits: “Sometimes Standing Up is Winning”
The Working Families Party fought long and hard to keep the City Council from overturning the public’s preference for term-limits – a preference expressed in two public referendums. We didn’t win, but through our grassroots campaign, thousands New Yorkers got to make their voices heard.
Here’s Dan Cantor, Working Families Executive Director (left) and Councilmember Bill [...]
October 23rd, 2008
Taking it to the Airwaves: Its Our Decision! (YouTube)
Contact: Dan Levitan
Viewers of tonight’s presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain will be invited to make their voices heard in another debate – the fight over extending term-limits in New York City.
Timed to launch on-air during coverage of the third presidential debate at Hofstra University this evening, the [...]
October 15th, 2008
