The Workers Party of Massachusetts recently announced plans for its 2025 annual convention, scheduled for April in Worcester. The event will focus on party organization, policy development, and preparations for running candidates in the 2026 election cycle.
“This convention will be an opportunity for all Workers Party members to get more involved in building and expanding an independent socialist working class political party in Massachusetts. All party members are encouraged to attend the convention and join in the discussion process leading up to it,” the party stated in an email this week.
Notably, the email states that the convention is scheduled for April 19; however, the event’s title in the email and the Workers Party of Massachusetts website list the date as April 29. Independent Political Report has reached out to the party for clarification.
While a full agenda has yet to be released, the convention will allow members to assess the party’s political activities over the past year, including signature-gathering efforts, electoral campaigns, and the formation of new local party chapters. Members will also elect new party leadership and begin strategizing for the 2026 state elections, with a focus on fielding candidates for both chambers of the state legislature.
The convention will further provide an opportunity to update the Workers Party’s political program and demands to better reflect current broader movement priorities. International issues are expected to receive special attention during these discussions. Members will also consider proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Workers Party of Massachusetts and vote on resolutions and position papers submitted ahead of the event.
“free-market right-libertarian and anti-socialist party”, “advocated secession from the rest of Australia”, “Right-libertarianism, Anti-communism”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_Party_(Australia)
That sure sounds like an actual proper workers’ party on paper. But I’ll be the first to say that I know very little about Australian politics outside of their whole covid fiasco. I only know that when push comes to shove Clive Palmer is far more reliable and stalwart than Pauline Hanson.
i recall some years ago, someone started a “Workers Party” in Australia. But it wasn’t the usual leftist, Marxist clique that one would associate with the name. It was unabashedly pro capitalist, and maintained that the entrepreneurs are the true workers who produce real value.
Is their logo really a hammer and a keyboard crossed? I guess it’s intended to symbolize unity between blue collar workers and white collar workers – which would make sense were it not a socialist party – but I find that pretty amusing nonetheless. …’Here at the Workers Party of Massachusetts we believe in pounding your keyboard with a hammer’…