Workers Party (Defunct)

The Workers Party was a leftist, worker's oriented party of the United States, founded in 2038, by Ron Demo as a party to advocate and advance workers' rights. The party merged with The Vanguard Party in 2045 to create The Socialist Unity Party.
== Founding & History ==
=== Precursor Parties ===
The Workers Party in the United States (WPUS) was founded in 1934. This was a merger of the American Workers Party (AWP) and the Communists League of America (CLA). The fusion of the party stemmed from two massive militant strikes that were victorious, the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 (CLA) and the Toledo Auto-Lite strike (WPUS). These victories were huge at the time and were the catalysts for industrial unionism in the 1930s. The party unfortunately did not last long, with a large number of members joining the Socialist Party of America.
=== Founding in Washington D.C ===
In 2038, Ron Demo, along with Alex24, both believing the Democratic and Republican parties were failing the workers, left their respective parties, the Republican and the Democratic parties, and founded the Workers Party. Beyond those two parties, members also came from the Former Libertarian Party. After some difficulty, the party was officially founded after the 2038 congressional elections. 
=== Electoral Success ===
The party has been very successful operating as a 3rd party. They have had multiple Vice Presidencies under Democratic (Patrick IV) and Republican (Ron Demo) Presidencies. The Party has also had success in congress. In the house, Jeremy Primemewtwo was elected as the Majority Leader by the Democratic Caucus, and Patrick IV was appointed as chair of the all-important Ethics Committee. They have had multiple senators with Max Frederik currently serving for the State of Columbia.
After DonaldDemo committed suicide in office, Ron Swanson became the 51st President of the United States. He is the first President from the Workers Party, and the first president since Andrew Johnson of the National Union not to be from the Democratic or Republican Parties.
The Worker's Party in 2044 with Ron Swanson on the ticket won the Presidency. This is the first time in modern political history that a 3rd party has won presidency for a full term. Swanson's Vice President is Paul Ryan who was the Senate Minority Leader serving from Northeast. To see the election results go to 2044 Election page. 
=== Merger with the Vanguard Party ===
Shortly after Primemewtwo was elected Chairman, talks between the Workers Party and the Vanguard Party on a possible merger, this merger was finalised in 2046, and the Socialist Unity Party.
== Ideology and Structure ==
The Workers Party, while being a leftist party specifically focused on the American working class, has many varying ideologies. The party is composed of Marxist-Leninists, Syndicalists, Socialists, Progressives, and Democratic Socialist. 
The Workers Party's constitution, drafted by Jeremy Primemewtwo, Max Frederik, and Ron Swanson, created the post of Party Chairman, who leads the party, and Party Leader, who is essentially his deputy. While the party was technically governed by the executive committee, in reality this has never been implemented, and most decisions are voted at large by party members. The Executive Committee was officially abolished in 2042. 
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