The Working Families Party is party that was founded in New York in 1998 by a coalition of progressive elected officials, labor union and community organization members of the presently non active New Party. The Working Families Party has active groups scattered throughout the United States, in addition to the chapter in New York, they have another in Oregon, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. To expand as whole, the aim is to open more branches in other states like Massachusetts, Delaware and more. The main goal and concerns of this party is jobs, raising minimum wage, debt crisis for students, defending public education, reform on energy and environment and many more. They are focused on dealing with the economic,
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This law is known as the electoral fusion. They established their platform on couple of agendas, amending the public school system and more public service investments, health care that is available to all, houses that are affordable to consumers and jobs that pay well. So, during elections if a candidate from another party represents the above topics of concern, the WFP supports the candidate. The law of electoral fusion also serves the purpose of making voters feel like they are not wasting their votes every time they vote with a minor political party. The WFP has showed endorsement more often on the Democratic Party than it has with the Republican Party, at the same time they try to keep endorsements at a moderate rate as strategy to show bi-partisan action on their policy …show more content…
They ensure that after elections their elected officials are working hard to implement all the changes they promised to put into effect. They recruit, train and elect leaders who promote their mission in cities and states. They send Working Families Democrats in office to lay down a platform that favors all citizens. In all its years of action, the WFP has won increase in wages and has passes laws in states and cities for payment on sick days. They have also been able to facilitate the raising of taxes on the rich for the funding of hospitals and schools. They have succeeded in creating many green jobs and passed one of the most ingenious plans to tackle the issue of student debts. The plan involves the reduction of new student debts debt this way families can manage the debt they have. Adding to the Bank of Students Refinancing Act, a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights Act and the Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013 were introduced. The Student Borrower Bill of Rights Act will ensure the fair treatment of student borrowers. The Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013 will make institutions also accountable for student debts by having the institution assume risk of some student loan default.
The directors of the WFP are Lindsay Farrell (CT), Steve Hughes (OR) and Bill Lipton
This law is known as the electoral fusion. They established their platform on couple of agendas, amending the public school system and more public service investments, health care that is available to all, houses that are affordable to consumers and jobs that pay well. So, during elections if a candidate from another party represents the above topics of concern, the WFP supports the candidate. The law of electoral fusion also serves the purpose of making voters feel like they are not wasting their votes every time they vote with a minor political party. The WFP has showed endorsement more often on the Democratic Party than it has with the Republican Party, at the same time they try to keep endorsements at a moderate rate as strategy to show bi-partisan action on their policy …show more content…
They ensure that after elections their elected officials are working hard to implement all the changes they promised to put into effect. They recruit, train and elect leaders who promote their mission in cities and states. They send Working Families Democrats in office to lay down a platform that favors all citizens. In all its years of action, the WFP has won increase in wages and has passes laws in states and cities for payment on sick days. They have also been able to facilitate the raising of taxes on the rich for the funding of hospitals and schools. They have succeeded in creating many green jobs and passed one of the most ingenious plans to tackle the issue of student debts. The plan involves the reduction of new student debts debt this way families can manage the debt they have. Adding to the Bank of Students Refinancing Act, a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights Act and the Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013 were introduced. The Student Borrower Bill of Rights Act will ensure the fair treatment of student borrowers. The Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013 will make institutions also accountable for student debts by having the institution assume risk of some student loan default.
The directors of the WFP are Lindsay Farrell (CT), Steve Hughes (OR) and Bill Lipton