WFP HQ · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Essential workers just went on strike

The only way these megacorporations will EVER be forced to treat their workforce fairly is through working people uniting and rising up in massive numbers. John, happy May Day. Today is International Workers’ Day — a day to remember the struggle for labor rights in this country…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Running a bit short

Emails like this one are one of the primary ways we raise money to fuel our electoral and organizing work, and all it takes to hit this goal is a surge of grassroots, small-dollar contributions right now. John, we have some good news and bad news for you. We'll get the ba…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 9:53 PM

SURVEY: Your feedback requested

Please take our supporter survey to share your thoughts John, The last couple of months have been difficult for many of us. And it's been a while since we've heard from you. So we hope you'll take our quick 2020 Supporter Survey, to share how you've been holding up, and your t…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

April 28, 2020 at 5:56 PM

Today’s primary in Ohio and the work ahead

The electoral system in this country has long deliberately shut out Black, brown, and working-class people, and this election will be no exception unless we act. John, No one should be forced to choose between their health and exercising their constitutional right to vote…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 27, 2020 at 9:40 PM

These groups need your help

Until we build a country that works for the many, not the few, we must organize to provide each other with mutual aid in these uncertain times. John, we've identified six groups that need your help to continue providing direct aid to Americans hit the hardest by this economic a…

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  WFP Assembly · [email protected]

April 26, 2020 at 5:32 PM

Jamaal Bowman and Yuh-Line Niou on the Assembly tonight!

Tonight on the WFP Assembly, we will hear from Yuh-Line Niou and Jamaal Bowman, two leaders who are fighting for working people at one of the epicenters of this crisis. John, Tonight, we will join together for the WFP Assembly, our monthly membership gathering where we build co…

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  WFP Action Alert · [email protected]

April 25, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Add your name: The House must pass a relief bill that puts people FIRST

Congress still hasn't come CLOSE to addressing the catastrophic crisis facing working families right now. John, Last week, Congress passed the latest in a series of multibillion-dollar COVID-19 relief packages. They've given tax breaks to billionaires. They've given bailouts t…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

April 23, 2020 at 4:33 PM

Rashida Tlaib (important)

Rashida Tlaib is running against an opponent she beat by just 900 votes in 2018. We cannot take Rashida’s leadership in Congress for granted. Help the Working Families Party re-elect Rashida Tlaib: Donate » John, a lot is going on, but we can’t take our eye off the cr…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 22, 2020 at 7:57 PM

The political home we are looking for

The Working Families Party is building a political home for those who see bigotry, bailouts and business as usual in our political system and say “is that the best we can do?” John, The two-party system in the United States is a maze of rules and power players that seem determi…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 21, 2020 at 7:41 PM

This is what we're up against

While we're demanding a response to this pandemic that puts people first, the far right is using this crisis to shift billions to corporations — and try and pay workers less. You can’t make this s*** up, John. Over twenty million Americans have lost their jobs in the las…

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

April 20, 2020 at 7:15 PM

Tell Speaker Pelosi and Congressional leaders: Enough! It’s time to #PutPeopleFirst

It’s up to us to change this. John, This just in: Congress is reportedly nearing a deal on another COVID-19 relief package that includes fixes to previous legislation but shortchanges working families AGAIN. Over the past month, more than 22 million Americans have filed for un…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 18, 2020 at 6:35 PM

From our family to yours

Three ways you can support working families right now. Dear John, The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis that is a combination of a public health, economic, social and political failure. It has exposed the deep inequality of our society and the fragility of the system…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 11:29 PM

Sign if you agree: We need Medicare for All

Tying health insurance to employment is a disaster. We need Medicare for All. Sign the petition » Become a Working Families Party Member! Other political groups have corporate donors. We have you. Just $10 a month supports our fight. Paid for by Working Families…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

April 15, 2020 at 5:24 PM

A virtual conference for progressive activists

Join us this week at Organizing 2.0, an annual conference for progressives that will be held entirely online this year. John, This week, a conference with more than 60 sessions on digital organizing skills is coming where you need it most: to your desktop. This Friday and Satu…

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  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 10:35 PM

Update on races in Wisconsin

Last night, the Wisconsin Working Families Party ended up scoring HUGE progressive victories in campaigns across the state — including Jill Karofsky, who defeated the Republican-aligned incumbent Daniel Kelly for Wisconsin Supreme Court. John, Last week, Republicans showe…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 8:38 PM

Add your name in support of the Essential Workers Bill of Rights

Personal protective equipment shortages are putting essential workers at risk, and Trump must act now to protect them. John, Frontline workers — nurses, janitors, delivery drivers, fast-food restaurant cooks, pharmacists, postal workers, grocery store clerks, farmworkers and m…

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  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 12, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Learning how to connect with each other

Right now, the mission of WFP is more relevant than ever. And I know our work together can make a bigger difference than ever. John, Last week, I had the chance to talk to the New York Times about how the Working Families Party is adjusting in order to meet the new realit…

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  Lavita Payton, RN (via Working Families Party) · [email protected]

April 11, 2020 at 8:21 PM

We need PPE, and we need it NOW

Personal protective equipment shortages are putting essential workers at risk, and Trump must act now to protect them. John, please see the below message from a nurse and CWA member working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal protective equipment shortages are…

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  Mandela Barnes for Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 8:24 PM

People fought and died for the right to vote, and in Wisconsin, people literally put their lives at risk to cast a ballot on Tuesday

We got to this point because of a long trend of voter suppression that’s been going on across Wisconsin and this country. But we can do something about it. What happened here in Wisconsin on Tuesday is the clearest case of playing politics with people’s lives yet, John. A…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 8:10 PM

Can you sign our thank you card for Bernie?

We are so grateful for everything that Bernie brought to the 2020 Democratic primary conversation and know many of you are, too. That’s why we wanted to take a moment to share a note of appreciation with him. John — in a live video message to supporters earlier today, Bernie San…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Wisconsin

Sign the petition if you agree: Congress must immediately pass the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act to expand early in-person voting and no-excuse vote-by-mail to all states. John, What is happening right now in Wisconsin is unconscionable. After the Republican legisl…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 4:11 PM

Amazon, Instacart, Family Dollar, Food Lion, McDonald’s, Walmart, and Whole Foods

Will you sign our petition in solidarity with striking workers across the country who are taking action to demand the benefits and protections they deserve? John, Companies like Amazon, Instacart, Family Dollar, Food Lion, McDonald's, Walmart, and Whole Foods are thriving amidst…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 8:34 PM

TONIGHT: Angela Davis and Naomi Klein teach-in

Join us tonight for a teach-in featuring Angela Davis and Naomi Klein Dear John, As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages our communities, the fragility of racial capitalism and its institutions are being exposed — and we are seeing once again what happens when profits are prioritized …

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 3:45 PM

The challenges we face are immense

If working families build community together to organize, plan, and mobilize — we can hold elected officials accountable and pass relief that actually puts people, not the corporations, first. The gravity of this moment weighs heavily on all of us, but particularly for t…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

March 29, 2020 at 6:08 PM

Two ways to show up for your community today

We are hosting two virtual events to show solidarity today John, We wanted to let you know about two events we’re hosting today in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — that you can attend from the safety of your own home. This afternoon, we’re hosting a #PeoplesBailout virtual …

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 10:56 PM

Where we go from here

Today, Congress passed the latest COVID-19 relief bill. Here's where we go from here. John, Today, Congress passed a $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package which was then quickly signed into law. We wanted to take a moment to let you know what we think this legislation means for …

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  WFP Assembly · [email protected]

March 26, 2020 at 11:10 PM

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Sara Nelson to join us on the WFP Assembly

This month’s WFP Assembly will feature Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Sara Nelson John, On the last Sunday of each month, we join together for the WFP Assembly, a virtual gathering where we connect with one another, build community, and discuss the challenges we collectively face. Thi…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 5:26 PM

Emergency COVID-19 call with Ayanna Pressley, Ady Barkan, and more

Please join a call TONIGHT with Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Ady Barkan, the Working Families Party, and more at 8pm ET/5pm PT. John — Tonight, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Ady Barkan, Center for Popular Democracy, the Working Families Party, and more will be hosting our second emergency call…

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  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 7:58 PM

Our campaigning is going to look a little different

No one can predict exactly what the world will look like on the other side of this pandemic, but I know that if we come together, we can creatively harness our power to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable Americans. John, Life as we know it is changing fast as the co…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

March 22, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Corruption at its worst

Add your name to our petition calling on Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler to resign immediately for insider trading and breaking the public’s trust. John, this is corruption at its worst. On Thursday, we found out that Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler sold off m…

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  Ady Barkan for Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 3:19 PM

Paid sick days for ALL workers now!

Sign our petition demanding Congress to extend paid sick days to ALL workers. Time is ticking and coronavirus will not wait for us.. John, let's be honest. This is a massive crisis. The coronavirus pandemic is spreading faster than our country is currently prepared to handle. I…

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  Ady Barkan for Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 6:55 PM

TONIGHT: Emergency phone call with Elizabeth Warren, Pramila Jayapal, WFP, and more

Please join a call TONIGHT with progressive leaders Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and the Working Families Party. Together, we’ll discuss the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and learn about the ways we can all help. John — The decisions our government wi…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 16, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Two visions

Will you publicly sign on to our WFP agenda? We need to increase the pressure on public officials to take swift and meaningful action. John, Last night, CNN hosted an audience-free debate with Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. We heard from both candidates about why defeating Dona…

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  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 14, 2020 at 6:20 PM

How we need to respond to COVID-19

We are living through a public health crisis  —  one that is revealing just how interconnected our world is. John — Please read the below message from WFP National Director Maurice Mitchell about some of the actions we are calling for in order to meet this current moment. Then t…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Immediate impact.

Just yesterday, the Working Families Party officially endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. And we’re already deep in the fight to send a progressive to the White House. John, Just yesterday, the Working Families Party officially endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. …

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  WFP Breaking News · [email protected]

March 9, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Bernie Sanders

BREAKING: The Working Families Party just announced our endorsement of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States! BREAKING: The Working Families Party just announced our endorsement of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for preside…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

March 7, 2020 at 8:09 PM

Keeping Elizabeth’s fight alive

Join us tonight for an organizing call to discuss what’s next for our movement Dear John, Here at the Working Families Party, we were proud to endorse Elizabeth Warren for her historic campaign for president. She ran a groundbreaking campaign focused on rooting out corruption, …

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March 6, 2020 at 1:45 PM

Add your name: Thank you, Elizabeth Warren

Sign our thank you card to show Elizabeth Warren how grateful we all are for the campaign she ran? Click here to add your signature. John — we wanted to make sure you saw our note from yesterday and had a chance to sign our card to Elizabeth Warren before we share it with her. A…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 8:57 PM

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren just announced that she is suspending her campaign for president. Let's thank her for all she brought to this campaign. John — Elizabeth Warren just announced that she is suspending her campaign for president. Although this is not a day we ever hoped to see, …

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

March 3, 2020 at 10:10 PM

The entire status quo

The stakes are high. This race is as volatile as ever. And a big night for Elizabeth Warren could upend the entire status quo. It's here, John: Super Tuesday! Voters are heading to the polls today in 14 states today. Together, their votes will decide nearly one-third of …

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

March 2, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Jessica Cisneros (new ad)

Tomorrow, voters in Texas’ 28th District finally have a chance to get rid of Trump’s favorite Democrat: Henry Cuellar. John: In less than 24 hours, Texas Democrats will head to the polls to vote in one of the biggest Congressional primaries this cycle. The Working Fami…

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  WFP Breaking News · [email protected]

March 2, 2020 at 12:57 AM

Pete Buttigieg (!)

The 2020 field just got even narrower. Breaking news, John: The New York Times and other media outlets are reporting that Pete Buttigieg has decided to drop out of the race for president. Here's where we now stand, as the field gets narrower less than 48 hours before Sup…

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  WFP for Warren · [email protected]

March 1, 2020 at 1:00 AM

Just closed

Polls just closed in South Carolina. The first results are coming in now, and we’ve got two pressing things on our minds. John, the polls just closed in South Carolina. As we see the first results coming in, two big things are on our minds: Super Tuesday is SO close and…

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  WFP for Warren · [email protected]

February 29, 2020 at 2:55 PM

Tonight's FEC deadline

Let’s break it down: In just three days, Elizabeth Warren will be competing for over ⅓ of the total delegates in the Democratic primary. This is a moment that can swing the entire election. John, Let’s break it down: In just three days, Elizabeth Warren will be competing fo…

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  WFP for Warren · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 3:41 PM

Saturday

This is an all-hands on deck situation. Tomorrow, voters in South Carolina will cast their ballots in the Democratic presidential primary — but that’s not all. John, This is an all-hands on deck situation. Tomorrow, voters in South Carolina will cast their ballots in the De…

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  Jorge Contreras, Working Families Party · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Five days to go

Over the years, Working Families Party candidates have fought to prove a fundamental truth: progressives can win everywhere. From the streets of New York to the fields in Iowa, candidates that center the issues that matter to working-families can win. John — Over the years,…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 1:39 AM

A lasting legacy

How you can continue the fight for working families for many years to come. Dear John, We all know 2020 is going to be a monumental year. The actions we take and the decisions we make today and every day from now through November will have a huge impact on all of our futures. A…

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  WFP for Warren · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 3:24 AM

Elizabeth just walked off the stage

Once again, Elizabeth Warren proved that she has what it takes to take on Donald Trump and win — and that Mike Bloomberg does not. John, did you watch the debate? Once again, Elizabeth Warren showed that she is the billionaire class' worst nightmare. She showed that she knows…

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  WFP for Warren · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 8:19 PM

This surge is real

Just check out some of the crowds that have turned out for Warren in the last few days: John, Last week on the debate stage, Elizabeth Warren set off a political earthquake — and we’re beginning to see the reverberations throughout the country. Just check out some of the crowd…

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  WFP Breaking News · [email protected]

February 24, 2020 at 11:35 PM

New tape: Bloomberg called Warren 'scary' and vowed to 'defend the banks' in closed-door 2016 event

We just found out what Mike Bloomberg really thinks about Elizabeth Warren — and it's on tape. John, We just found out what Mike Bloomberg really thinks about Elizabeth Warren — and it's all on tape. CNN is reporting tonight that Mike Bloomberg told Wall Street bankers at a…

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