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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 party claimed to represent over 2 million workers. It wound up circa 2005.
 
'''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.
  
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====Interim National Council====
 
====Interim National Council====
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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>
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As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council of the [[Labor Party]]:<ref name=april05>[http://www.thelaborparty.org/n_0405.pdf Labor Party News April 2005] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref>
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*[[Donna DeWitt]], President, South Carolina [[AFL-CIO]] - Co-Chair
 
*[[Donna DeWitt]], President, South Carolina [[AFL-CIO]] - Co-Chair
 
*[[Bill Kane]], President, [[New Jersey Industrial Union Council]] - Co-Chair
 
*[[Bill Kane]], President, [[New Jersey Industrial Union Council]] - Co-Chair
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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===
 
===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>
 
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
 
*[[Chris Townsend]], Trustee
 
*[[Gerry Zero]], Trustee
 
*[[Gerry Zero]], Trustee
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*[[Slobodan Dimitrov]], [[Impact Visuals]]
 
*[[Slobodan Dimitrov]], [[Impact Visuals]]
 
*[[Jennifer Warburg]], [[Impact Visuals]]
 
*[[Jennifer Warburg]], [[Impact Visuals]]
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==Affiliated Unions==
 
==Affiliated Unions==
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==The Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute==
 
==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>
 
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>
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==Conventions==
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===1999===
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The following spoke at the Labor Party's 1999 Convention:<ref name=jan99/>
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*[[Cecil Roberts]], Pres., [[United Mine Workers of America]]
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*[[Buzz Hargrove]], Pres., [[Canadian Auto Workers]]
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*[[Ralph Nader]], Consumer Advocate
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*[[Henry Nicholas]], Pres., 1199C/[[American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]]
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*[[Michael Moore]], Filmmaker, author - ''"Let's be the second party"''
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*[[George Becker]], Pres., [[United Steel Workers of America]]
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==Labor Party Press==
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The Labor Party Press is the bimonthly publication of the Labor Party.
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===Conversations with...===
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Issues of the Labor Party Press feature "conversations with" a number of organizers. A list follows.
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'''Jan. 2001:'''<ref name=jan01/>
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*[[Ed Bruno]], LP Organizer
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*[[Peter Kellman]], Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy
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*[[Jim Pope]], Rutgers Law Professor
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*[[Libby Devlin]], Organizing Director, [[SEIU]] 285 ([[MA]])
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*[[Leanna Noble]], Field Organizer, [[UE]] ([[CA]])
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*[[Jill Furillo]], Dir., Gov. Relations, [[California Nurses Association]]
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*[[Enid Eckstein]], [[AFL-CIO]] Field Mobilization ([[MA]])
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*[[Jerry Fishbein]], [[UNITE]] Joint Board, New England
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*[[Richard Moser]], National Organizer, [[American Association of University Professors]]
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'''Jan. 1999:'''<ref name=jan99>[http://lpa.igc.org/lpv41/lpp41_index.html Labor Party Press, Jan 1999, Vol. 4, No. 1] (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)</ref>
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*[[Larry Adams]], Pres., [[Mailhandlers Union]] Local 300
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*[[Ron Baker]], Organizing Director, [[UMWA]]
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*[[Terry Bouricius]], State Representative, [[Progressive Party]], [[Vermont]]
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*[[Bob Brown]], Labor Party Organizer, Mid-Atlantic Region
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*[[Ed Bruno]], Labor Party Organizer, New England Region
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*[[Shirley Faircloth]], [[CNA]] convention delegate; retired nurse
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*[[Mike Hendry]], Pres., [[OCAW]] Local 7-517
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*[[David Kitchen]], Chief Plant Steward, [[UE]] Local 506
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*[[Richard Monje]], Works with [[UNITE]]'s Midwest Joint Board
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*[[Kim Moody]], Director, [[Labor Notes]]
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*[[Rita Shaw]], Member, [[LP]] Seattle Chapter and the [[Transport Communications Union]]
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*[[Brenda Stokely]], Pres., [[AFSCME]] Local 215
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*[[Gaylon Tyler]], Member, [[Kensington Welfare Rights Union]]
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*[[David Walters]], Member, [[LP]] Golden Gate Chapter and the [[IBEW]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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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

Interim National Council

As at April 2005, the following served as chairs on the National Council of the Labor Party:[3]

2000/2001

The following worked for the organization in 2000/2001:[4]

Interim National Council

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:

Photographers:

Affiliated Unions

The following were national affiliates or endorsers of the party as at April 2005:[3]

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]

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]

Jan. 1999:[6]

References

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  1. ↑ The Labor Party: About, Jan. 20, 2006 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
  2. ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 The Labor Party: National Organizer, Jan. 20, 2006 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
  3. ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Labor Party News April 2005 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
  4. ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Labor Party: Labor Party Press Online, Jan 2001 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
  5. ↑ Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute: About, Aug. 31, 2004 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
  6. ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Labor Party Press, Jan 1999, Vol. 4, No. 1 (accessed on Dec. 31, 2010)
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