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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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*[[Tony Mazzocchi]], Founding Brother (- 2002)<ref name=ntlorg>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/a_ntlorg.html The Labor Party: ''National Organizer'', Jan. 20, 2006] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | *[[Tony Mazzocchi]], Founding Brother (- 2002)<ref name=ntlorg>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/a_ntlorg.html The Labor Party: ''National Organizer'', Jan. 20, 2006] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | ||
*[[Mark Dudzic]], National Organizer (2002 -)<ref name=ntlorg/> | *[[Mark Dudzic]], National Organizer (2002 -)<ref name=ntlorg/> | ||
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*[[Leo Seidlitz]], organizer emeritus<ref name=april05/> | *[[Leo Seidlitz]], organizer emeritus<ref name=april05/> | ||
| − | ===Interim National Council | + | ====Interim National Council==== |
As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council:<ref name=april05>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/n_0405.pdf Labor Party News April 2005] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council:<ref name=april05>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/n_0405.pdf Labor Party News April 2005] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | ||
| − | *[[Donna DeWitt]], President, South Carolina [[AFL-CIO]] | + | *[[Donna DeWitt]], President, South Carolina [[AFL-CIO]] - Co-Chair |
| − | *[[Bill Kane]], President, [[New Jersey Industrial Union Council]] | + | *[[Bill Kane]], President, [[New Jersey Industrial Union Council]] - Co-Chair |
| − | *[[Baldemar Velasquez]], President, [[Farm Labor Organizing Committee]] | + | *[[Baldemar Velasquez]], President, [[Farm Labor Organizing Committee]] - Co-Chair |
*[[Noel Beasley]], International Vice President, [[UNITE HERE]] | *[[Noel Beasley]], International Vice President, [[UNITE HERE]] | ||
*[[Ed Bruno]], [[California Nurses Association]] | *[[Ed Bruno]], [[California Nurses Association]] | ||
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*[[Chris Townsend]], Political Action Director, [[UE]] | *[[Chris Townsend]], Political Action Director, [[UE]] | ||
*[[Gerry Zero]], [[IBT]] Local 705 | *[[Gerry Zero]], [[IBT]] Local 705 | ||
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| + | ===2000/2001=== | ||
| + | The following worked for the organization in 2000/2001:<ref name=jan01>[http://lpa.igc.org/lppress/index.html Labor Party: ''Labor Party Press Online, Jan 2001] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref> | ||
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| + | *[[Chris Townsend]], Trustee | ||
| + | *[[Gerry Zero]], Trustee | ||
| + | *[[Joanne Bell]], Trustee | ||
| + | *[[Tony Mazzocchi]], Interim National Organizer | ||
| + | *[[Bob Brown]], organizer | ||
| + | *[[Ed Bruno]], organizer | ||
| + | *[[Leo Seidlitz]], organizer | ||
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| + | ====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]] | ||
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| + | As well as at-large representatives of [[PACE]], [[UE]], [[BMWE]], [[ILWU]], [[CNA]], [[AFGE]], [[UMWA]], [[CA State Council of Carpenters]], and [[FLOC]] | ||
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| + | ====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 | ||
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| + | '''Photographers:''' | ||
| + | *[[Jenny Brown]] | ||
| + | *[[David Bacon]], [[Impact Visuals]] | ||
| + | *[[Slobodan Dimitrov]], [[Impact Visuals]] | ||
| + | *[[Jennifer Warburg]], [[Impact Visuals]] | ||
==Affiliated Unions== | ==Affiliated Unions== | ||
Revision as of 22:06, 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
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:[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:
- Jenny Brown
- David Bacon, Impact Visuals
- Slobodan Dimitrov, Impact Visuals
- Jennifer Warburg, Impact Visuals
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]
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)
- ↑ 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)