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The Labor Party was founded in June 1996 "at a convention of 1,400 delegates from hundreds of local and international unions as well as individual activists."[1] The party claimed to represent over 2 million workers. It wound up circa 2005.
Personnel
2005
- Tony Mazzocchi, Founding Brother (- 2002)[2]
- Mark Dudzic, National Organizer (2002 -)[2]
- Katherine Isaac, Secretary-Treasurer[3]
- Bob Brown, organizer[3]
- Leo Seidlitz, organizer emeritus[3]
Interim National Council
As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council of the Labor Party:[3]
- Donna DeWitt, President, South Carolina AFL-CIO - Co-Chair
- Bill Kane, President, New Jersey Industrial Union Council - Co-Chair
- Baldemar Velasquez, President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee - Co-Chair
- Noel Beasley, International Vice President, UNITE HERE
- Ed Bruno, California Nurses Association
- Deborah Burger, President, CNA
- Dave Campbell, Secretary-Treasurer, PACE Local 8-675
- Marilyn Clement, Director, CNHP NOW
- Russ Davis, Vice President, AFGE Local 2782
- Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director, CNA
- Mark Dimondstein, NC Piedmont Triad chapter
- Jed Dodd, General Chairman, Penn. Federation, BMWE
- Lisa Frank, Metro Pittsburgh chapter
- Cheri Honkala, Founder, Kensington Welfare Rights Union
- Bruce Klipple, General Secretary-Treasurer, UE
- C. Robert McDevitt, President, UNITE HERE Local 54
- Bill Onasch, Kansas City chapter
- Cecilia Perry, Public Policy Analyst, AFSCME
- Linda Raisovich-Parsons, UMWA
- Adolph Reed, Jr., Professor, University of Pennsylvania
- David H. Richardson, PhD, Secretary, AFGE Local 12
- Dean Robinson, Professor, UMASS-Amherst
- Anthony Rochon, BMWE
- Preston Smith II, Professor, Mount Holyoke College
- Brenda Stokely, President, AFSCME DC 1707
- Chris Townsend, Political Action Director, UE
- Gerry Zero, IBT Local 705
2000/2001
The following worked for the organization in 2000/2001:[4]
- Chris Townsend, Trustee
- Gerry Zero, Trustee
- Joanne Bell, Trustee
- Tony Mazzocchi, Interim National Organizer
- Bob Brown, organizer
- Ed Bruno, organizer
- Leo Seidlitz, organizer
Interim National Council
- Bob Clark, Co-Chairperson
- Bill Kane, Co-Chairperson
- Baldemar Velasquez, Co-Chairperson
- Barbara Walden, Co-Chairperson
- Noel Beasley
- Joanne Bell
- Dave Campbell
- Marilyn Clement
- Donna Dewitt
- Mark Dimondstein
- Lisa Frank
- Ed Grystar
- Gary Holloway
- Cheri Honkala
- Bill Kane
- Kathy King
- Ed Kornegay, Jr.
- Dan McCarthy
- Adolph Reed, Jr.
- Tim Schermerhorn
- Brenda Stokely
- Sean Sweeney
- Barbara Walden
- Gerry Zero
As well as at-large representatives of PACE, UE, BMWE, ILWU, CNA, AFGE, UMWA, CA State Council of Carpenters, and FLOC
Labor Party News
As at Dec. 2000, the following worked for Labor Party News, the publication of the Labor Party:
- Laura McClure, Editor
- Peter Gilmore, Contributing Editor
- Adolph Reed, Jr., Contributing Editor
- Gary Huck, Artist
- Mike Konopacki, Artist
- Bill Yund, Artist
- Philomena Mariani, editorial expertise
- Rick Peduzzi, web
Photographers:
Affiliated Unions
The following were national affiliates or endorsers of the party as at April 2005:[3]
- American Federation of Government Employees
- Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
- California Nurses Association
- Farm Labor Organizing Committee
- International Longshore & Warehouse Union
- Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union
- United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America
- United Mine Workers of America
The Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute
The Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute is the non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and cultural arm of the Labor Party.[5]
Conventions
1999
The following spoke at the Labor Party's 1999 Convention:[6]
- Cecil Roberts, Pres., United Mine Workers of America
- Buzz Hargrove, Pres., Canadian Auto Workers
- Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate
- Henry Nicholas, Pres., 1199C/American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- Michael Moore, Filmmaker, author - "Let's be the second party"
- George Becker, Pres., United Steel Workers of America
Labor Party Press
The Labor Party Press is the bimonthly publication of the Labor Party.
Conversations with...
Issues of the Labor Party Press feature "conversations with" a number of organizers. A list follows.
Jan. 2001:[4]
- Ed Bruno, LP Organizer
- Peter Kellman, Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy
- Jim Pope, Rutgers Law Professor
- Libby Devlin, Organizing Director, SEIU 285 (MA)
- Leanna Noble, Field Organizer, UE (CA)
- Jill Furillo, Dir., Gov. Relations, California Nurses Association
- Enid Eckstein, AFL-CIO Field Mobilization (MA)
- Jerry Fishbein, UNITE Joint Board, New England
- Richard Moser, National Organizer, American Association of University Professors
Jan. 1999:[6]
- Larry Adams, Pres., Mailhandlers Union Local 300
- Ron Baker, Organizing Director, UMWA
- Terry Bouricius, State Representative, Progressive Party, Vermont
- Bob Brown, Labor Party Organizer, Mid-Atlantic Region
- Ed Bruno, Labor Party Organizer, New England Region
- Shirley Faircloth, CNA convention delegate; retired nurse
- Mike Hendry, Pres., OCAW Local 7-517
- David Kitchen, Chief Plant Steward, UE Local 506
- Richard Monje, Works with UNITE's Midwest Joint Board
- Kim Moody, Director, Labor Notes
- Rita Shaw, Member, LP Seattle Chapter and the Transport Communications Union
- Brenda Stokely, Pres., AFSCME Local 215
- Gaylon Tyler, Member, Kensington Welfare Rights Union
- David Walters, Member, LP Golden Gate Chapter and the IBEW
References
- ↑ The Labor Party: About, Jan. 20, 2006 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 The Labor Party: National Organizer, Jan. 20, 2006 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Labor Party News April 2005 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Labor Party: Labor Party Press Online, Jan 2001 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
- ↑ Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute: About, Aug. 31, 2004 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Labor Party Press, Jan 1999, Vol. 4, No. 1 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)