Workers Party

The Workers' Party is a left-wing political party, chaired by Comrade Ozzy. While claiming to be a big-tent party for the left wing, their membership is predominantly democratic socialists and social democrats. Despite relatively small membership, the party has maintained a solid presence in Congress by fielding many candidates and attracting voters from other center-left to far-left parties such as the Democratic Party and the Communist Party.

Regional Power:
The Workers' Party has seen particular strength in the Midwest and the Northeast, where each delegation to the national legislature has included at least one of its members.

2020 and Before (March-April)
The party was founded prior to the first election in March of 2020, as the Socialist Party. Early on, the Workers Party formed a coalition deal with the Democratic Party, in which neither party would contest the other in any election, to avoid vote splitting. The Dem-Worker alliance gained supermajorities in both houses of Congress in the 2020 Elections, though the extent to which the coalition would push through a left-wing policy agenda past a Republican White House was greatly disputed.

2022 (April)
In the 2022 elections, the party lost one House seat in the West, while Alexandria-Plotonia won the Senate race in the Northeast. In a controversial special election with record turnout, BugJucie won the MW governorship, for a 48-hour term before the 2024 elections.

2024 (April-May)
The 2024 elections saw the Workers Party hold the MW governorship, while surpassing the Democratic Party in House membership. The Workers Party fielded their first Presidential candidate, with Jack Macklin's outsider run.

Policies:
As a left-wing political party, the Workers Party supports social democratic policies such as an expanded welfare state, tuition-free college, and a national healthcare system. Additionally, the party is pro-labor union, and supports increasing wages and union power in the workplace.