Petition: Tell UPS to stop forcing drivers to work 70-hour weeks
Sign our petition: UPS must stop forcing drivers to work 70-hour weeks and start providing more full-time jobs that pay a ... More
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NJ Working Families Alliance 2017 Platform
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
Great news out of DC!
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
We’re front page news in Wisconsin!
We made front-page news! The Shepherd Express just reported on Wisconsin Working Families Party and what we stand for in an article called "Working Families Party Seeks to Reshape Wisconsin Politics." ... More
Low wage workers rally for a Fair Work Week in Maryland
Low wage workers from a variety of industries including restaurant, retail, hotel, and cleaning, held a press conference in Wheaton, Maryland prior to the Labor Day holiday to call for legislation to establish fair schedules that will allow balance in ... More
Fired Nursing Assistant Demands Labor Rights
by Aliyya Swaby via New Haven Independent Dina Lara delivered 9,000 petitions to the police officers blocking the entrance of her former place of employment—after leading a protest demanding better treatment for workers. She ... More
Passing paid sick leave in Pittsburgh isn’t enough.
Last week, Mayor Bill Peduto signed a bill granting almost 50,000 Pittsburgh workers paid sick leave! Pittsburgh is now the 20th city in the United ... More
Breaking: Working Families Party Launches in Wisconsin
Today, Working Families is excited to announce that we have officially launched a new chapter in the great state of Wisconsin! Check out this article detailing our vision for the Wisconsin Working Families party below: Wisconsin Working Families Party launches to promote ... More
Victory! Montgomery County Council Unanimously passes Paid Sick Leave
In an unprecedented 9-0 vote, Maryland's Montgomery County became the newest jurisdiction to pass paid sick leave legislation. Starting in October 2016, the most populous county in Maryland will follow in the footsteps of eighteen cities and four ... More
Working Families responds to TPA Vote
Working Families Party National Director Dan Cantor made the following statement today in response to the Senate's cloture vote on Trade Promotion Authority: "Everyone knows that Wall Street bankers and corporate CEOs own the Republican Party. But in the oligarchy that ... More