Working Families

Contact:  Dan Levitan
NEW YORK – The Working Families Party and a broad coalition of environmentalists, labor and business leaders, workforce development experts and community organizations cheered today as Governor Paterson signed the landmark Green Jobs-Green New York Act.

The Act, championed by the Working Families Party, will create the most ambitious residential energy efficiency program [...]

NEW YORK – Today, the New York Working Families Party announced its endorsement of candidate Bill Owens in the special election for New York’s 23rd Congressional District.
Rick Oppedisano, Co-Chair of the Central New York Working Families Chapter, offered the following statement about the endorsement:
“In this economic crisis, the North Country needs a champion in Congress [...]

NYC set for many firsts after Primary Day victories

Contact: Dan Levitan
ALBANY – Working deep into the night, the State Senate passed a major bill championed by the Working Families Party to make energy efficiency upgrades to one million homes and businesses over the next five years.  Called the Green Jobs-Green New York Act, the bill would leverage private investment and Regional Greenhouse Gas [...]

Find the progressive candidates who’ll fight for working families where you live. 2009 Endorsements.

When the Swine Flu outbreak hit New York City, public health officials and even President Obama told us to stay home if we felt sick. But for the nearly one million New Yorkers who don’t have a single day of paid sick time where they work, staying home may not be an option.

Thompson has a clear message. He believes that city government must always put the middle class and working families first – above the real estate developers and corporate interests that have dominated our city for too long.

The Party’s City Council endorsements this year place a premium on organizers, activists and leaders who come directly from the communities they seek to represent, following in the footsteps of America’s Community Organizer-in-Chief, President Barack Obama.

The Working Families Party has endorsed Ydanis Rodriguez for New York City Council District 10, which spans Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill.

The WFP is proud to endorse Comptroller Bill Thompson for New York City Mayor.