Working Families

We couldn’t have said it any better ourselves. The Nation magazine has joined the call to vote for Barack Obama on the Working Families ballot line:

By Katrina vanden Heuvel
“In an otherwise desultory fall election, there is one lever New York voters can pull on Election Day that will make a real difference – that of [...]

WNYC’s Amy Eddings and the Albany Times Union’s Rick Karlin and Irene Liu take a look at the chances the Democrats (with an assist from Working Families) have to retake the State Senate after a generation of Republican control.
Senate Republicans have blocked nearly every important piece of reform that working families in New York need, [...]

We did it! But Obama’s historic win is only Round One in the fight for working families.

The WFP’s campaign for a working families-friendly Congress is back at it. Help us send even more progressive champions to Washington this November.

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 [...]