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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."''<ref name=about>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/a_index.html The Labor Party: ''About'', Jan. 20, 2006] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | + | '''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."''<ref name=about>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/a_index.html The Labor Party: ''About'', Jan. 20, 2006] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> The party claimed to represent over 2 million workers. It wound up circa 2005. |
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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| + | ==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.<ref>[http://www.djdinstitute.org/about.html Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute: ''About'', Aug. 31, 2004] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:36, 30 December 2010
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
- 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 Co-Chairs
As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council:[3]
- Donna DeWitt, President, South Carolina AFL-CIO
- Bill Kane, President, New Jersey Industrial Union Council
- Baldemar Velasquez, President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee
- 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
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.[4]
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)
- ↑ Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute: About, Aug. 31, 2004 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)