Talk:Labor Workers' Party

The Labor Worker's Party (Doggish: Partij fan Arbeid en Arbeiders, LWP or PAA) is a centre-left to left-wing social-democratic political party in Doggerland. The Leader of the party is Robert La Follette and the party currently has 21 registered members. It is the second largest left-wing party, the largest moderate party, and as of January 29th, projected to be the second largest party overall.

Starting out
The Labor Worker's Party was founded on January 25th, 2021 as Doggerland formally shifted from an absolute monarchy, led by King Moose I, to parliamentary democracy. On January 26th, it was the first legal political party to ever gain members. The party began to organize the following day and ran 15 members on their party-list for the January 2021 legislative elections. Later, the party-list was expanded to 21 members.

On January 26th, 2021, Robert La Follette was elected as party leader, while Mel was appointed as deputy leader, and Trashman was appointed as press secretary. That same day, their branding and platform were officially set. Many more posters would end up being posted up until the election itself on the 28th.

The current Labor Worker's Party List is as follows in numerical order:

There were initially talks between the LWP and many other parties to possibly form coalitions, however, shortly after the election began on January 28th, an internal poll conducted among party members decided that a coalition with other left-leaning parties should be favored over a coalition with center-leaning parties. It was unclear at the moment exactly which parties would compose this coalition, but the party leadership had expressed interest in forming a coalition with the United Left People's Party and Justice Party.

During the early morning of January 29, 2021, the Labor Worker's Party and the Justice Party both agreed to a coalition. About 2 hours later, the United Left People's Party agreed to the coalition also, forming a three-way coalition between them, the Labor Worker's Party, and the Justice Party. They decided to call the coalition "Forward! Alliance for Progressive Action".

Ideology
The party is considered broadly center-left, with most members falling into the ideological categories of Social Democracy, Progressivism, and Democratic Socialism. The party also has a strong focus on worker's rights and social progress, as well it has a strong presence within Dogger organized labor. The Labor Worker's Party is not an explicitly socialist party. Despite this, many members are often open to policy advocated by Socialists. The LWP has also stayed steadfast in opposition to political extremism, often denouncing the Communist Party and Independent Democracy Party as not sufficiently loyal to liberal democracy.

Symbols
The party's main symbol is the rose, which is prominently featured in the party's official logo. It has long been a symbol of social democratic and leftist movements worldwide. The secondary symbol is the peace sign which is also featured in the logo, which represents peace, cooperation, and diplomacy.



Policies
The January 2021 Labor Worker’s Party manifesto commits the party to progressive reform and social democracy in a specific appeal to the Dogger working class. The manifesto commits to key policies such as a Green Industrial Revolution, a considerable expansion to workers' rights, a major expansion of the state as part of its Universal Basic Services policy, creating a fairer taxation system, and a new deal on housing.

The official policies of the party can be found in their manifesto.