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South Carolina Workers Party
The South Carolina Workers Party (SCWP) is a Progressivism in the United States, progressive Political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. SCWP formed in 2023, when it split from the (defunct) Labor Party (United States, 1996), Labor Party. History Origins The SCWP was previously a chapter of the Labor Party (United States, 1996), Labor Party, which went into decline in 2002. Despite national decline, the South Carolina chapter remained active and decided to pursue running candidates. In December 2005, the South Carolina Labor Party (SCLP) announced that it would seek ballot status in South Carolina and run a candidate in the 2006 legislative elections. ''Labor Party News'' quoted Leonard Riley, President of the Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston International Longshoremen's Association Local 1422 as saying, "Given the results of the past few elections, I think the workers of South Carolina would jump at the opportunity to consider a Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labor Party (United States, 1996)
The Labor Party is an American Social democracy, social democratic political party advocating workers' interests and active in the state of South Carolina. The party was formed in 1996 by the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, United Mine Workers, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, American Federation of Government Employees, California Nurses Association, and hundreds of other local labor unions. From the beginning a dispute over the Party's running of candidates arose with many of the official unions totally opposed to running candidates that might cause the defeat of their normal Democratic Party (United States), Democratic allies. Smaller locals and left union activists on the other had pushed for a clean break with the Democratic Party. This issue was debated internally for years until 1999 when the Party's leadership agreed to some endorsements of Labor Party members running. In 2001 the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
