Worker's Party

The Worker's Party is a left-wing political party in the United States, founded originally as the Gizmo Caucus by Diogenes. In its heyday, the party operated as the political wing of the working class movement, and often collaborated with labor unions for strikes and protests.

In October 2020, a group called the Socialist Caucus split from the Worker's Party to form the Socialist Party of America, pulling the majority of the WP's membership (as well as many leftist Democrats) and eclipsing its national status nearly overnight.

The Worker's Party still exists, but holds no seats in Congress, nor any federal executive office.

The current Party Chairman is Lyndon Johnson of Texas.

Platform
The Worker's Party platform follows the principles of social libertarianism and a worker-oriented, redistributive economy. The current platform was adopted on July 5, 2020, following input from party members, although most of these policies have long been widely supported by the Worker's Party and its members.
 * Raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour
 * Establishing a universal basic income of $2000 per month
 * Raising taxes on the upper class and corporations, and lower taxes for the lower and middle classes
 * Nationalized single-payer healthcare, dental care, eye care and mental healthcare
 * Complete subsidization of all education-related costs, as well as full forgiveness for all student loans
 * Free school lunches for all American students
 * Complete nationwide decarbonization by 2030, including federal funding for widespread adoption of renewable energy, the implementation of a carbon tax, and passage of a Green New Deal
 * Guaranteed public sector jobs for all Americans
 * Federally guaranteed right to strike, including sympathy strikes
 * Full legalization of marijuana, and immediate pardon for all marijuana-related offenses
 * Complete democracy in the workplace, including transitioning all private businesses to a worker-owned model
 * Defunding the police and the military and putting those funds to public services
 * Guaranteed housing for all Americans
 * Relaxing the border and allowing for more immigration into the United States
 * Pulling out of our position as "world police," supporting the BDS movement, renegotiating NAFTA/TPP and promoting a full international denuclearization

Party Leadership
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