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The effort to unite a progressive majority in the NY state senate is gaining steam. As the 2017 New York state legislative session drew to a close without action on the urgent priorities in the Resistance Agenda, national leaders including Demos Action ... More
Read the following message that actor and activist Cynthia Nixon sent to Working Families Party supporters in New York: Friend -- Hi, I’m Cynthia Nixon. If you know me, you probably know at least a few things: I am an actor and ... More
(Share this post on Medium here.) The Trump regime is a threat to our democracy as well as the rights and well-being of millions of New Yorkers. While people across the country are fighting back, here in New ... More
In November 2016, New Jersey Working Families Alliance held a Working Families Summit, developing a policy agenda to move the state's working families forward. ... More
Be part of the movement to rebuild a Post-Christie New Jersey! For the past 8 years, New Jersey has suffered under an incompetent governor whose greedy policies have constantly put the ... More
WFP NY State Director Bill Lipton made the following statement in response to the election results: For the second time in sixteen years, the Electoral College -- a mechanism conceived by our Founding Fathers, at least in part, to placate slaveholding ... More
On September 15th, 2016, the New York Working Families Party held our 18th Annual Gala Celebration at the historic Great Hall at Cooper Union, with honorees and speakers including Senator Bernie Sanders, Nina Turner, Juan González, and Mayor Bill de ... More
PORT3 Coalition Decries Sagamore's Affordable Housing Offer, Calls on Company To Do More Than the Bare Minimum Coalition of Community Groups Release Open Letter On Why They Cannot Accept Sagamore's Affordable Housing Offer Baltimore-- Today the PORT3 coalition of ... More
Read this article on Medium. With the support of 68% of our membership and the backing of our national board, we’re announcing the Working Families Party’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President. WFP was an early, enthusiastic supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders’ ... More
Just a few short years after rejecting a $12.50/hr wage for Big Box retailers, the DC Council voted unanimously twice to raise the minimum wage in DC to $15/hr. Last Monday, the Mayor signed our bill into law. This triumph, ... More
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