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.
August 1st, 2009
New York – The Working Families Party called today for a 100% state tax on the $165 million in announced bonuses at insurance giant AIG.
“If Washington can’t find a way to get this money back, Albany should,” said Dan…
March 18th, 2009
The WFP endorses Bill de Blasio for New York City Public Advocate and Brad Lander for NYC Council.
March 16th, 2009
Over three hundred community activists and organizers gathered at the “SHARE” party on Thursday night at Brooklyn’s Soda bar to launch a grassroots campaign to fight Governor Paterson’s devastating proposed budget cuts.
The activists, many of whom joined political organizing…
January 16th, 2009
Contact: Dan Levitan
Albany – A broad coalition of environmental, labor, and housing advocates convened by the Center for Working Families praised Governor Paterson’s “45 by 15″ plan announced in today’s State of the State address. The plan calls…
January 7th, 2009
Contact: Dan Levitan
The Working Families Party today released the following statement on Governor Paterson’s State of the State address:
“Governor’s Paterson’s call for shared sacrifice in tough economic times is heartening.
“Working families across…
January 7th, 2009
WFP Director Dan Cantor was a guest on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show today discussing Gov. David Paterson’s unfair budget proposal. On Tuesday, the Governor offered a budget that raises billions in taxes on the middle class, makes devastating cuts to…
December 17th, 2008
Contact: Dan Levitan
According to a poll conducted by Kiley & Company, and commissioned by the Working Families Party, the vast majority of New Yorkers are in strong opposition to the planned cuts by Gov. David Paterson and are…
December 15th, 2008
Contact: Dan Levitan
The Working Families Party today released the following statement on tomorrow’s special legislative session. It can be attributed to Bob Master, Working Families Party Co-Chair:
“Tomorrow, Governor Paterson is asking New York’s working families…
November 17th, 2008
Contact: Dan Levitan
The Working Families Party released today the following statement on the Governor’s proposal to shrink the budget gap through severe spending cuts. It can be attributed to Dan Cantor, Working Families Party…
November 12th, 2008
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