Working Families

For Immediate Release:
September 6, 2011

WFP response to Jumaane Williams arrest

The following statement can be attributed to WFP Executive Director Dan Cantor:
“We are deeply disturbed by the NYPD’s treatment of Councilman Jumaane Williams and others at Monday’s West Indian Day Parade. Video footage of Kirsten Foy being taken to the ground is particularly [...]

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Matthew Cain – 718.222.3796 x. 250
Constituents ask why Rep. Hayworth won’t meet with them
Congressional staff prohibit residents from entering office

FISHKILL, NY – A staff member turned constituents away from Representative Nan Hayworth’s Fishkill Congressional office this afternoon. The voters had come to the office to ask the Congresswoman why [...]

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.

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 Cantor, Working Families Party Executive Director. “The same people who helped wreck the economy are [...]

The WFP endorses Bill de Blasio for New York City Public Advocate and Brad Lander for NYC Council.

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 for the first time during the Obama campaign, hope to build support for a millionaire’s tax [...]

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 for New York to meet 45% of its energy needs through improvements in energy efficiency [...]

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 New York are facing the triple threat of a deep recession, painful cuts to programs they rely on, and nuisance taxes that will [...]

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 services we need, and all without asking the wealthy to share the burden.
Listen to the [...]

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 in strong support of a solution to the State’s budget crisis that uses a combination of both [...]