The coalition group “Labor and Community for an Independent Party” is hosting a remote conference later this month focused on challenging the two-party system by building a new independent, working-class electoral group rooted in the trade union movement.
According to information, LCIP will hold the conference virtually on June 28. The event is free and open to the public, with full registration details available online. While not explicitly stated for this conference, LCIP has historically made recordings of its events available to the public for those unable to attend live.
Established in 2018, LCIP is a coalition effort that advocates for the creation of an independent, working-class party rooted in labor unions and the struggles of “unions, youth, and communities of the oppressed.” According to the organization’s statement of purpose, its two primary goals are to promote the candidacies of independent labor-community candidates at the local and state levels and to support the formation of a committee within the broader trade union movement dedicated to building such an electoral movement.
The upcoming conference will focus on developing strategies for organizing political power outside the dominant two-party system. Further details state that attendees will explore forming local labor coalitions, navigating ballot access laws, and amplifying immigrant, Indigenous, and Black working-class candidates in the broader push for representation.
The event also lists approximately a dozen labor-focused groups, local unions, and individual co-sponsors and endorsers, some of whom are expected to speak. Notable organizations involved include the New Afrikan Independence Party, the South Carolina Workers Party, and the Ujima People’s Progress Party. Individual endorsers include David Giltner of the Labor Party, Jonathan Martin of Progressive Party Builders, and Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party, who is among the event’s listed speakers.
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