• The Labor Party will fully repeal the Taft-Hartley Act to restore the right to strike, picket, and organize freely without government or corporate interference. This law has weakened unions, enabled “right-to-work” laws, and restricted solidarity actions. Repealing it will:
  1. Restore the right to solidarity strikes, secondary boycotts, and general strikes.
  2. Ban all state-level “right-to-work” laws, ensuring strong, well-funded unions.
  3. End federal intervention in labor disputes that undermine workers.
  4. Strengthen organizing by guaranteeing automatic card-check recognition and first-contract bargaining within six months.
     

• Government Contracts Favoring Union Jobs – Ensure taxpayer dollars go to union employers and ethical businesses.
• State & Local Union Coordination – Support state and local policies that empower workers and strengthen unions.
• Worker Representation in Policy Decisions – Include labor leaders in economic and trade policy discussions.
• Protecting Public Healthcare & Education Workers – Ensure fair wages and protections for teachers, nurses, and public employees.

• Fair Wages & Collective Bargaining – Support for strong unions, collective bargaining rights, and a national living wage indexed to the cost of living.
• Universal Healthcare Access – Ensure every American can access affordable healthcare without fear of medical bankruptcy.
• Worker Protections & Workplace Safety – Strengthen workplace safety laws and whistleblower protections.
• Expanding the Right-to-Unionize & National Right-to-Unionize Law
  1. Strengthens the right to strike, including solidarity strikes and other strike methods.
  2. Allow for the organization and implementation of national or general strikes.
• Sectoral Bargaining – Establish industry-wide collective bargaining to strengthen labor power.
• Unionization for Tech & Gig Economy Workers – Expand labor protections for workers in tech and gig economy jobs.
• Protecting Public Sector Workers – Prevent privatization of essential public services and support strong public unions.
• Pension & Retirement Security:
  1. Protect and expand Social Security, pensions, and retirement savings.
  2. Institute employer-funded pension requirements.
• Paid Leave & Work-Life Balance – Federally guarantee paid family leave, sick leave, and fair scheduling.
  1. Federal Mandate: Require every employer to provide paid sick leave that accrues reasonably for all employees, including part-time, seasonal, contract, or other contingent workers.
  2. Closing Loopholes: Prohibit scheduling or classification practices designed to circumvent sick leave eligibility.
  3. Coverage & Accessibility: Ensure that accrued sick leave can be used for personal health, caregiving responsibilities, or other critical life events without threat of retaliation.
  4. Enforcement & Penalties: Impose meaningful penalties on employers who fail to comply and establish a streamlined process for handling worker grievances and remedies.
  5. Public Awareness: Transparency in posting sick leave rights in workplaces and a public information campaign are required to ensure all workers know their entitlements.
• Overtime & Wage Theft Protections – Enforce penalties for wage theft and ensure fair overtime pay and notification requirements are met.
• Abolish At-Will Employment Nationwide – Implement just-cause termination laws to protect workers from arbitrary firings and ensure job security.
• Abolish Non-Compete Clauses – Ban exploitative agreements that restrict worker mobility.
• Gig Worker & Independent Contractor Protections
  1. Ensure gig economy workers have full labor rights and benefits.
  2. Require stricter classification laws to prevent companies from mislabeling employees.
• Portable Benefits for All Workers – Ensure healthcare, retirement, and paid leave benefits follow workers regardless of employer or employment status.
• Expand Farmworker & Domestic Worker Rights – Strengthen labor protections for historically excluded industries.
• Expanding Cooperative & Employee-Owned Businesses – Provide government support for worker cooperatives, employee buyouts of failing businesses, and policies that promote workplace democracy.
  1. Direct Grants & Financing: Establish federal grants, low-interest loans, and tax incentives to support start-up and expansion costs for worker cooperatives and employee-owned businesses.
  2. Dedicated Federal Agency: Create a specialized office within the Department of Labor or Commerce to advise on cooperative transitions, employee buyouts, and financial planning.
  3. Mentorship & Education: Partner with universities, labor unions, and community organizations to offer training on best practices, governance, and legal frameworks for cooperative enterprises.
  4. Incentives for Conversion: Provide tax breaks or forgivable loans to traditional businesses that convert to majority worker ownership, ensuring a just, worker-led transition.
  5. Equitable Access: Prioritize co-op grants and mentorship programs for disadvantaged communities, promoting inclusive economic development and workplace democracy.
  6. Revised Bankruptcy Laws: Reform business bankruptcy laws to facilitate worker-led acquisitions of privately owned businesses. This ensures employees can transition into ownership without undue financial hardship or legal barriers resulting from prior business decisions or liabilities. This includes implementing policies that prioritize worker cooperatives and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) in bankruptcy restructuring, providing access to no and low-interest loans or grants for worker buyouts, and shielding new worker-owners from inheriting unsustainable debts or legal entanglements unrelated to their direct operations and requiring vendors to engage in good-faith dealings with the newly reformed worker-owned business.
• Right to Disconnect – Establish worker protections from off-hours employer contact, preventing burnout and unpaid labor.
• Ban Temporary “Permatemp” Labor Exploitation – Prevent companies from keeping workers in temporary roles indefinitely to avoid providing benefits.

• Enforce Transparency in Pay Structures – Require employers to disclose salary ranges for all positions and provide clear, standardized criteria for raises and promotions.
• Make anonymized pay data publicly available to expose and reduce disparities in compensation.
• Strengthen Penalties for Wage Discrimination – Impose significant fines on employers found to discriminate.
• Allow employees to pursue legal remedies without fear of employer retaliation, including class-action suits.

• National Housing and Tenant Protections Policy: The Labor Party advocates for a comprehensive national housing and tenant protection framework that ensures fair, stable, and affordable housing for all. This policy consolidates key housing, tenant, and consumer protection measures to prevent displacement, curb corporate speculation, and safeguard renters' rights nationwide.
  1. Rent Stabilization and Affordability
     • Nationwide Rent Increase Caps: Limit rent increases to no more than 3% per year or the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is lower.
     • Justification for Rent Increases: Landlords must disclose and justify rent increases exceeding the cap.
     • Rent Increase Notice Requirement: Mandate at least 180 days' notice for any rent increase above 3% and 60 days' notice for smaller increases.
     • Emergency Rent Freeze: Implement a national ban on rent increases and evictions during federally declared emergency events, including natural disasters, economic crises, or public health emergencies.
  2. Tenant and Eviction Protections
     • Just Cause Eviction Nationwide: Require valid legal grounds for eviction, including:
     • Nonpayment of rent (after a reasonable grace period and opportunity to remedy).
     • Substantial renovations requiring vacancy (with guaranteed tenant relocation assistance).
     • Landlord or family move-in (limited to one unit per building).
       1. Winter Eviction Ban: Prohibit evictions from November 1 through March 31 or during extreme weather.
       2. Mandatory Relocation Assistance: Require landlords to pay relocation costs for displaced tenants in cases of:
          • No-fault evictions.
          • Rent increases exceeding 10%.
          • Building demolition or conversion.
       3. Right to Legal Representation: Establish a national Right to Counsel program ensuring free legal aid for low-income tenants facing eviction.
  3. Rental Deposit, Fee Regulations, and Credit Protections
     • Security Deposit & Fee Limits:
       1. Limit security deposits to one month's rent.
       2. Allow tenants to pay deposits and move-in fees in installments.
       3. Ban non-refundable move-in fees.
       4. All deposits and fees must be placed in interest-bearing accounts held in escrow to be returned to the tenant, including interest, which will be untaxed.
       5. All deposits and fees minus verified damages must be returned to the tenant within 14 days after moving out.
       6. Prohibit triple-net and maintenance expenses to be tacked on to rents as separate fees.
       7. Late Fee Restrictions: Cap late fees at no more than $10 monthly.
       8. Ban on Credit Scoring and History Checks:
          • Prohibit landlords from using credit scores, past bankruptcies, or rental history as screening criteria.
          • Establish a standardized, non-discriminatory application process ensuring equal access to housing.
  4. Renter Screening and Anti-Discrimination Laws
     • First-in-Time Rule: Require landlords to offer available rental units to the first qualified applicant, preventing bias in the selection process.
     • Ban on Criminal Background Discrimination: Landlords cannot reject tenants based on criminal history, except for individuals with active sex offender registries.
     • Source of Income Protections: Prohibit discrimination against tenants receiving housing assistance, disability benefits, or other forms of public assistance.
  5. Tenant Rights to Habitability and Repairs
     • National Repair and Maintenance Standards:
       1. Landlords must address emergency repairs (e.g., lack of heat, water, electricity) within 24 hours.
       2. Major repairs (e.g., leaks, mold, structural issues) must be resolved within 72 hours.
       3. If landlords fail to meet repair deadlines outlined above in 5.a.1 (24-hour emergency repairs) or 5.a.2 (72-hour urgent repairs), they must provide financial compensation to affected tenants, including:
          • Daily Rent Credit: A rent credit equivalent to the daily prorated rent for each day the repair remains incomplete beyond the deadline.
          • Hotel or Alternative Lodging Compensation: If the unaddressed issue renders the unit uninhabitable, landlords must cover the cost of temporary housing for all leaseholders and dependent occupants.
            1. Housing costs will be based on the average hotel rate within a 20-minute travel radius.
            2. Compensation will default to the statewide average hotel rate in rural or remote areas where no accommodations exist within this range.
          • These compensation measures will remain in effect until repairs are completed and the unit is fully restored to a habitable condition.
       4. Non-emergency maintenance requests must be resolved within 10 days.
     • ‍Rent Reductions for Code Violations: Tenants can petition for rent adjustments if landlords fail to maintain habitable conditions.
     • ‍Proactive Inspections: Require annual inspections for rental properties to ensure health, safety, and housing code compliance.
  6. Corporate Landlord Regulations and Housing Equity
     • Ban Corporate Ownership of Single-Family Homes: Prohibit hedge funds, private equity firms, and institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes as investment properties.
     • National Vacancy Tax:
       1. Tax corporate-owned residential properties left vacant for more than 6 months without renovation or active leasing.
       2. Funds generated will be used for affordable housing development and homelessness prevention programs.
     • Right to Purchase for Tenants: Establish a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), giving tenants the first right to purchase their rental unit if the owner decides to sell.
  7. Short-Term Rental Regulations (i.e. Airbnb, Vrbo)
     • Cap on short-term rentals:
       1. Limit landlords and property owners to one short-term rental property per city.
       2. Ban corporate and similar entities from operating Airbnb-style rental empires.
  8. Right to Legal and Financial Protections
     • Mandatory Lease Renewal Offer: Landlords must offer lease renewals unless they have a legally justifiable reason to withhold such offers.
     • Ban on Predatory Lending and Rental Schemes: Prohibit excessive rental application fees, payday-style rental loans, and lease-to-own scams.
     • Provide civil and criminal penalties for individual ultimate owners in rent fixing and collusion schemes.
     • All non-refundable fees and penalties unrelated to tenant repairs must be paid into a tenant legal defense fund to cover court costs and private legal counsel.
• Affordable Housing & Tenant Protections
  1. Implement public housing expansion and strengthen rent controls.
  2. Limit corporate landlord ownership of residential property.
• Ban Large Scale Single-Family Corporate Landlords – Limit Wall Street firms from buying residential housing and increasing rent.
  1. Implement a progressive tax system for individuals or entities owning more than three residential properties with 1-4 units each.
     • Track ultimate owners of businesses to prevent circumvention of these laws.
  2. Force the sale of 1-4 unit residential portfolio properties from any organization with any ultimate owner with more than seven units.
• Expand Cooperative Housing & Financing – Support co-op housing with federal grants, low-interest loans, and tax incentives.
  1. Create a residential cooperative housing bank specializing in lending to borrowers of residential cooperatives, cooperative housing organizations, cooperative housing startups, and new construction.
  2. Create incentives for cooperative housing organizations to operate their rules and bylaws to form limited equity housing cooperatives.
  3. Create incentives for cooperative housing from multifamily apartment buildings to enhance home ownership.
• End Speculative Housing & Land Hoarding – Tax vacant properties and restrict private equity from mass-purchasing residential neighborhoods.
• Tax owners of housing units that are left vacant for periods longer than 6 months without remodeling and renovation permits or permission from the courts.
• Accessible & Affordable Education – Invest in public education, trade schools, and student debt relief.
• Tax Fairness – Close corporate tax loopholes and ensure billionaires and corporations pay their fair share.
• Infrastructure & Public Transit Investment
  1. Create jobs through roads, bridges, broadband, and transit investments.
  2. Expand fare-free public transit and high-speed rail infrastructure.
• Rural & Small-Town Economic Revitalization – Bring good jobs and infrastructure to underserved communities.
• Remote Work - incentivize businesses through tax credits to allow all workers that can work from home to do so and require businesses to provide evidence-based reasoning why any worker would be required to work from a specific location (such as certain types of service workers, construction workers, and similar roles).
• Voting Rights & Democracy Protection – Expand voting access and stop voter suppression.
• Automatic voter registration - All eligible voters are automatically registered to vote in their districts for all eligible elections.
• Abolish Unpaid Internships – Ensure all labor, including internships, is paid.
• Wealth Tax & Excessive CEO Pay Limits – Implement a progressive tax on extreme wealth and cap CEO pay relative to worker pay.
• Right to Banking Access – Mandate access to no-fee basic bank accounts for all workers, preventing financial discrimination.

The Labor Party acknowledges that the historical exploitation of colonized nations, Indigenous peoples, and the transatlantic slave trade created generational economic disparities that persist today. The extraction of labor, wealth, and resources built the foundations of modern economies in the United States, Europe, and other colonial powers while systematically impoverishing Black, Indigenous, and formerly colonized communities.

Although the United States eventually declared independence from European colonial rule, many economic and political structures established under colonialism persisted. Through trade dependencies, financial entanglements, and geopolitical pressures, both the United States and former European empires continued to profit from slavery, territorial conquest, and labor exploitation. Former colonial powers simultaneously limited U.S. industrial development while benefiting from the nation’s participation in oppressive systems.

The Labor Party recognizes that reparative justice must be pursued domestically and internationally, ensuring that U.S. taxpayers are not burdened with redress. Former colonial powers that initially profited from slavery and resource extraction must be held accountable for their foundational role in creating today’s racial wealth disparities and systemic inequalities.

• Federal Policy on Personal & Economic Redress
  1. Establish a Federal Redress Program to compensate for the generational harms of slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, and systemic discrimination through direct economic redress.
  2. Oversight by Affected Community Representatives: Create a dedicated Commission composed of Black or other affected community representatives to oversee:
     • Direct cash payments
     • Land grants
     • Tax relief
     • Tuition-free higher education
     • Banking/credit access
     • Business development funding
• Homeownership Assistance: Provide federal support to Black families to address racial wealth disparities caused by discriminatory housing policies.
• Community Investments: Expand infrastructure, healthcare, no-interest lending, and revitalization efforts in historically marginalized Black communities.

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• Tribal Sovereignty & Self-Determination: Fully honor and enforce all treaties, restore tribal lands where possible, and ensure Indigenous nations have complete control over governance, resources, and law enforcement.
• Land Back & Sacred Site Protection: Return federally controlled lands to tribal sovereignty and protect sacred sites.
• Economic Development & Tribal Business Empowerment: Fund Native-owned businesses and tribal-led sustainable industries.
• Climate Justice & Environmental Protections: Recognize Indigenous stewardship, ban projects violating tribal land rights, and fund climate resilience efforts.
• Healthcare & Mental Health Equity: Fully fund the Indian Health Service (IHS) and expand addiction treatment services to address health disparities.
• Justice & Public Safety for Native Communities: Strengthen tribal jurisdiction over crimes and increase funding for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women initiatives.
• Cultural & Language Revitalization: Provide federal funding for Indigenous language preservation and tribal-led education.
• Housing & Infrastructure: Invest in affordable housing, clean water, broadband expansion, and sustainable infrastructure on tribal lands.
• Representation & Political Power: Ensure Indigenous voices are represented (e.g., dedicated Indigenous advisory councils, potential representation in Congress).

• U.S. Redress Reimbursement Fund: Establish an international legal and diplomatic effort to seek financial restitution from Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, and other colonial states and successor states and organizations for the economic burdens placed on the U.S. due to systemic racial and economic inequities first created under their colonial rule and later exacerbated by their concerted efforts and economic international foreign and trade policies. These funds would be directed to U.S. reparations programs supporting Black and Indigenous communities.
• Legal & Trade Leverage: Pursue claims through international courts (e.g., the ICC, U.N. Human Rights Council), holding European powers accountable for creating racial wealth disparities in the U.S.
• Tariffs on Former Colonial Powers: Impose targeted tariffs on goods and financial transactions involving European countries that refuse to contribute to reparations and debt relief.

• Debt Cancellation for Post-Colonial Nations: Advocate for the cancellation of illegitimate debts imposed on former colonies by financial institutions and governments that profited from subjugation.
• Climate Reparations for Environmental Destruction: Hold former colonial powers accountable for ecological devastation caused by resource extraction, compelling them to finance adaptation and restoration in affected nations.
• Restitution of Stolen Land & Wealth: Demand the return of artifacts and financial assets taken during colonial rule, with penalties for institutions that refuse to comply.
• Legal Recourse for Post-Colonial Nations: Support efforts by formerly colonized nations to seek legal redress in international courts for economic and human rights violations committed under colonialism.
• Mea Culpa: Acknowledge our part as a nation in these practices.

• Corporate Liability for Colonial Profits: Identify and pursue financial restitution from multinational banks, insurers, and corporations—such as Barclays, Lloyd’s of London, and successors to the Dutch West India Company—that historically profited from slavery and resource exploitation.
• Historical Financial Crimes Investigations: Mandate audits and transparency requirements for European financial institutions holding assets derived from American slavery or colonial land theft, compelling restitution payments to a U.S. reparations trust.

• Direct Compensation for Federal & State Programs: Require former colonial nations to contribute to funding U.S. initiatives that address racial wealth disparities, including:
  1. Housing assistance for Black and other Americans affected by redlining and similar policies
  2. Education and tuition-free higher education initiatives
  3. Economic development in historically Black and Indigenous communities
  4. Healthcare and mental health services to address generational trauma

• Tax Incentives for American Businesses: Offer reduced corporate tax rates to U.S. companies that invest in racial economic justice, funded partly by payments from European governments and corporations responsible for early colonial exploitation.

• Trade & Economic Sanctions: Restrict trade and diplomatic agreements with former colonial powers that refuse to acknowledge or pay restitution for past abuses.
• Ending Modern Colonialism & Resource Extraction: Implement regulations preventing multinational corporations from exploiting labor, land, and resources in post-colonial nations through predatory trade agreements. 15
• Protection for Migrants from Former Colonies: Grant immigration priority and asylum protections to individuals fleeing economic conditions caused by historical colonial extraction, ongoing domination by former imperial nations, and international colonial and imperialist destabilization efforts by domestic and foreign corporations.

• Transfer of Colonial Holdings to U.S. Communities: Require European nations that still maintain financial stakes in U.S. land and resources due to colonial-era agreements to relinquish claims and return assets to Indigenous and historically Black communities or communities that these practices may have directly impacted.
• Federal Seizure of Unclaimed Colonial Wealth: Investigate and repurpose any remaining colonial-era land trusts, financial instruments, or assets in U.S. jurisdiction for redress.

• Congressional Hearings on Colonial Responsibility: Establish a commission to publicly investigate former colonial powers' role in shaping U.S. racial and economic inequities, applying pressure for reparations contributions.
• Official U.S. Recognition of Colonial & Slavery-Based Crimes: Create a national commission to formally acknowledge and document the harms caused by American slavery and neocolonial policies.
• Mandated Redress Education: Integrate the history of colonialism, the transatlantic slave trade, and economic exploitation into public school curricula to build public understanding of the need for reparative justice.
• Memorials & Public Acknowledgment: Fund national monuments, museums, and historical preservation projects recognizing the legacies of colonialism and slavery.
• International Redress Coalition: Form diplomatic partnerships with Caribbean, Latin American, and African nations seeking reparations from European colonial powers, creating a united front to recover funds from shared former colonizers.
• Truth & Reconciliation Commission: Establish a federal Truth & Reconciliation Commission—alongside or in coordination with the Reparations Commission—to collect testimony from impacted communities, facilitate restorative dialogues, and produce legally actionable recommendations for further reparative measures.

• Expand Medicare and Medicaid to include complete coverage for all Americans in all aspects of their physical care, including auditory, dental, and vision coverage

• Forgive outstanding medical debt and prevent future bankruptcies due to healthcare costs.

• Guarantee elder care and disability services without means testing.

• Strengthen ADA enforcement and ensure accessible workplaces.

• Cap prescription drug prices and allow government negotiation.

• Expand mental health and addiction recovery services as universal rights.

• Fund paid apprenticeships in unionized skilled trades.

• Fully fund public universities and trade schools.

• ‍Provide free, high-quality early education and childcare.

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• Fully Fund & Strengthen Special Education
  1. Equitable Funding: Guarantee full federal and state funding for special education programs so that schools can meet or exceed the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
  2. Inclusive Services: Promote inclusive classroom settings whenever possible, ensuring students with disabilities have the support needed to thrive alongside their peers.
  3. Protections & Accountability: Enforce robust oversight to prevent discrimination, ensure accessible facilities and materials, and hold districts accountable for meeting Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals.
• Expand Public-School Choice—Without Vouchers
  1. Oppose Private & Religious Vouchers: Reject the use of taxpayer funds for vouchers that divert resources to private or religious schools, undermining the public education system.
  2. Public Options Only: Support open-enrollment policies and magnet or specialized programs within public school districts, ensuring families can 17 choose from high-quality public school offerings that best meet their child’s needs.
  3. ‍Transparent & Equitable Admission Practices: Public-choice programs (including magnet and public charter schools) must use transparent, equitable enrollment processes and uphold all civil rights protections, especially for students receiving special education services or English language support.
• Invest in Training & Resources
  1. Professional Development: Provide ongoing, fully funded professional development for general and special educators, ensuring they have evidence-based training in inclusive teaching, behavior support, and assistive technology.
  2. Reduced Class Sizes & Support Staff: Encourage smaller class sizes, add paraprofessionals and counselors, and expand the availability of speech, occupational, and mental health services for all students.
  3. Family & Community Engagement: Parents and guardians have a voice in shaping the programs their children receive.
• Early Language Acquisition – Require all public primary schools (starting no later than Grade 1) to introduce second-language instruction as part of the core curriculum.
  1. Continuity Through Secondary Education – Ensure that second-language study continues through middle and high school, with a minimum proficiency requirement for graduation.
  2. Local & Regional Flexibility – Allow districts to prioritize languages based on community demographics, workforce needs, and diplomatic significance (e.g., Spanish, Mandarin, French, Arabic, ASL).
  3. Dual-Language & Immersion Programs – Expand funding for bilingual education and dual-immersion programs to provide students with full linguistic and cultural fluency.
  4. Teacher Training & Recruitment – Invest in certified language educators and offer financial incentives for multilingual teachers to address shortages.
  5. Public & Private Sector Partnerships – Encourage collaboration with universities, cultural institutions, and international exchange programs to enhance learning opportunities.

• Strengthen and enforce the Civil Rights Act to prevent racial, gender, sexuality sexual orientation, and disability-based discrimination.
• Expand legal aid and federal enforcement to ensure all workers can challenge violations of their rights.
• End discriminatory policing and eliminate barriers that disproportionately affect marginalized communities in the justice system.
• Ensure universal access to voting, fair housing, and equal employment opportunities.

• Women’s Rights to Equality and Full Participation - The Labor Party recognizes women’s rights as human rights and will:
  1. Codify federal protections for reproductive freedom, including access to contraception and abortion care.
  2. Outlaw discrimination in housing, healthcare, employment, and education based on sex, pregnancy, and parental status.
  3. Expand access to maternal healthcare, including prenatal and postnatal care, and ensure full medical coverage for women’s health needs.
  4. Eliminate barriers to women’s full participation in society, including wage gaps, workplace discrimination, and gender-based violence.
     • Ensure every individual has complete control over their own body, free from government interference, coercion, or discrimination. This includes reproductive rights, gender-affirming care, medical decision-making, and the right to refuse medical procedures.
• Reproductive Freedom – Guarantee access to abortion, contraception, and fertility treatments without restrictions or political interference.
• Right to Refuse Forced Medical Procedures – Ban involuntary sterilizations, forced interventions, and non-consensual experimentation on incarcerated or institutionalized individuals.

• The Labor Party recognizes LGBTQIA+ rights as human rights and will:
  1. Codify federal protections for same-sex marriage and gender identity recognition.
  2. Outlaw discrimination in housing, healthcare, and employment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  3. Expand access to gender-affirming healthcare and ensure full medical coverage.
  4. Eliminate bans on trans people in all aspects of public life, securing full inclusion under the law.
  5. Gender & LGBTQIA+ Rights – Defend the right to gender-affirming healthcare and self-identification.

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• Provide a clear, humane pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers and their families.
• End family separation policies and ensure swift family reunification.
• Guarantee labor protections for immigrant and migrant workers, including the right to organize without fear of deportation or retaliation.
• Ensure refugees and asylum seekers access fair, timely adjudication processes and humane living conditions.

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• Enforce strict labor standards for seasonal and migrant farmworkers, including fair wages, decent housing, and safety protections.
• Provide special pathways to citizenship for those who have worked in essential industries.

• End Racism and Xenophobia in Immigration
  1. Repeal discriminatory policies (e.g., “Muslim bans”) and outlaw racial profiling in immigration enforcement.
  2. Ensure all immigration policies uphold human rights and equal treatment under the law
• Fix the Broken System: Simplify, Modernize, and Reduce Backlogs
  1. Overhaul outdated immigration processes to create a fair, transparent, and efficient system.
  2. Expand funding for immigration courts and streamline case processing to prevent unnecessary delays.
• Clear and Humane Pathway to Citizenship
  1. Establish expedited, permanent legal pathways for DACA recipients, TPS holders, and long-term undocumented residents.
  2. Provide fair and attainable paths to citizenship for all immigrants contributing to society.
• Protect Families and the Right to Stay Together
  1. End family separation policies and expand family reunification visas.
  2. Guarantee protections for mixed-status families and ensure legal status does not disrupt family unity.
• Defend Immigrant Labor Rights and End Exploitation
  1. Enforce strong protections against wage theft, workplace abuse, and retaliation against immigrant workers.
  2. Hold employers accountable for exploiting undocumented labor while ensuring safe and fair working conditions for all.
• End Cruel Detention Practices and For-Profit Facilities
  1. Close private detention centers and shift to community-based alternatives that uphold dignity and human rights.
  2. Implement oversight to prevent abuse and ensure humane treatment of all detainees.
• A Just and Compassionate Asylum System
  1. Restore the right to seek asylum without criminalization, detention, or unjust restrictions.
  2. Guarantee due process for asylum seekers and reject policies that create unnecessary barriers.
• Expand Refugee Protections and Global Humanitarian Leadership
  1. Raise the refugee admissions cap to meet international obligations and humanitarian needs.
  2. Strengthen refugee support systems, including housing, employment, and legal assistance

• Hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct by removing legal shields.

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• Limit federal programs that supply local police with military-grade equipment. Promote community-based policing and civilian oversight.

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• Commute existing death sentences and redirect funding to rehabilitation.

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• Eliminate mandatory minimums for non-violent offenses; support restorative justice and sentence review.

• End wealth-based pretrial detention and expand alternatives to incarceration.

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• Fully decriminalize and reinvest tax revenue into communities.

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• End exploitative prison labor, grant incarcerated workers full labor rights, and end all forms of slavery.

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• The Labor Party supports a comprehensive, rights-based post-incarceration rehabilitation framework designed to break the cycle of recidivism, ensure economic stability, and protect public safety. This policy establishes structured, well-funded reintegration programs that remove barriers to employment, housing, healthcare, and civic participation, recognizing that successful reentry into society is critical for long-term justice reform.
  1. Employment & Workforce Development
     • ‍Ban Discriminatory Hiring Practices - Expand “Ban the Box” laws to prohibit employers from inquiring about past convictions on job applications, ensuring fair hiring opportunities.‍
     • Termination Justification - Employers that hire individuals without prior knowledge of their criminal history must provide clear, documented justification for termination if a background check is conducted after employment has begun. Terminations based solely on past convictions rather than job performance or workplace behavior will be prohibited.
     • Exceptions will apply in specific industries where public safety, fiduciary responsibility, or legal compliance necessitate stricter regulations, including but not limited to:
       1. ‍Childcare & Education – Positions involving direct supervision of minors.‍
       2. Senior & Disability Care – Roles requiring direct care for vulnerable populations.‍
       3. Banking & Financial Services – Jobs involving fiduciary trust and sensitive financial data.‍
       4. Other Heavily Regulated Fields – Professions where federal or state regulations impose background check requirements.
       5. Employers in regulated industries must follow due process standards, including notifying the employee, allowing a response, and considering rehabilitation efforts before making termination decisions.
     • ‍Guaranteed Workforce Development - Provide federal funding for vocational training, apprenticeships, and job placement programs for formerly incarcerated individuals.‍
     • Employer Incentives for Second-Chance Hiring - Establish tax credits and wage subsidies for businesses that hire returning citizens.‍
     • Entrepreneurship & Small Business Support - Offer microloans, business grants, and mentorship programs for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking self-employment.
  2. Stable Housing & Tenant Protections
     • ‍Transitional Housing Assistance – Fund publicly managed transitional housing programs for individuals immediately upon release.‍
     • Anti-Discrimination Protections in Housing – Prohibit landlords from rejecting applicants based on criminal history alone.‍
     • Cooperative & Public Housing Access – Expand public and cooperative housing initiatives to include designated units for returning citizens
  3. Education & Skill Development
     • ‍Tuition-Free Access to Higher Education & Vocational Training – Guarantee access to community college, technical certifications, and workforce credentialing programs.‍
     • Digital & Technological Training – Provide coding boot camps, IT training, and workforce-readiness courses to ensure digital literacy.
  4. Mental Health & Substance Use Support
     • ‍Expand Access to Mental Health & Addiction Treatment – Ensure individuals have immediate access to counseling, peer support programs, and long-term mental health care.‍
     • Mandatory Pre-Release & Post-Release Support Plans – Require correctional facilities to develop individualized transition plans that address healthcare, employment, and social reintegration.
  5. Legal & Financial Assistance
     • ‍Expungement & Record-Sealing Services – When applicable, provide government-funded legal aid to assist with record expungement to remove employment and housing barriers.‍
     • Debt Relief & Financial Education – Offer financial counseling to address outstanding court fees, child support obligations, and reentry-related economic challenges.
  6. Community & Civic Reintegration
     • ‍Restoration of Voting Rights – Automatically restore voting rights to individuals upon release from incarceration.‍
     • Family Reunification & Social Support – Fund programs that assist returning citizens in reconnecting with family and community networks.‍
     • Local Reentry Support Centers – Establish community-based resource hubs to provide returning citizens with navigation support for jobs, healthcare, and legal aid.
  7. Restorative Justice & Alternatives to Reincarceration
     • ‍Expansion of Restorative Justice Programs – Develop alternatives to incarceration that focus on rehabilitation and reconciliation.‍
     • Parole & Probation Reform – End punitive parole conditions that set individuals up for failure, replacing them with rehabilitative support systems‍
     • Abolish For-Profit Reentry Services – Ban exploitative parole fees and prohibit private companies from profiting off probation services.
  8. Implementation & Oversight
     1. ‍Federal Reentry Program Office – Establish a dedicated agency within the Department of Labor to oversee and fund rehabilitation initiatives.‍
     2. Local & State Partnerships – Provide grants to states, local governments, and community organizations to implement evidence-based reentry programs.‍
     3. Mandatory Data Collection & Impact Reporting – Require transparent reporting on program outcomes, employment rates, and recidivism reduction.

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• Grant statehood to Washington, D.C.
• Provide U.S. territories (e.g., Puerto Rico, Guam) with binding referenda on status and a path to statehood or self-determination.

• End or significantly limit the use of the filibuster to prevent legislative gridlock.

• Implement term limits or mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices.
• Establish clear ethics rules for federal judges.

• Require manufacturers to provide documentation and tools for consumers and independent repair shops.

• Increase federal funding for public media to ensure quality, independent journalism.
• Provide grants or tax incentives for local news outlets.

• Create publicly owned social media platforms free from corporate advertising models.
• Ensure user privacy, transparent algorithms, and strong moderation against hate speech.

• Automatic Voter Registration - Ensure every eligible person is automatically registered at 18 or upon citizenship.
• Abolish the Electoral College - Replace it with a national popular vote. End Corporate Lobbying & Dark Money in Politics: Ban corporate lobbying and corporate PAC contributions; require full transparency in political donations.
• Corporations Are Not People - Overturn Citizens United and establish that corporations do not have the same constitutional rights as individuals.
• National Ballot Measures & Ranked Choice Voting - Establish a national ballot initiative process and implement RCV.

• Right to Privacy & Individual Data Ownership - Recognize that individuals own their personal data; ban mass surveillance.
• Control Over Medical & Genetic Data - Prohibit reprisals or discrimination for refusing to share personal health/genetic data.
• Strict Privacy Protections - Ban the unauthorized sale of personal data; impose heightened security standards.
• Accountability & Enforcement - Create an independent oversight body; require annual audits.
• Strict Regulation of Corporate Surveillance & Worker-Tracking Technology
  1. Prohibition on Invasive Monitoring -Ban real-time audio/video or keystroke surveillance unless there is a clear, necessary, and explicitly disclosed purpose agreed to by employees or their union.
  2. Worker Consent & Data Usage Policies - Require meaningful, informed consent for any data collection; mandate employers to provide an easy-to-understand description of how data is stored, analyzed, and shared.
  3. Mandatory Data Deletion - Impose strict deadlines for erasing worker data collected through monitoring; prohibit indefinite personal or behavioral metrics retention.
  4. Anti-Retaliation Protections - Forbid penalizing or terminating workers who refuse or later withdraw consent for invasive data collection, ensuring no coercive “take it or leave it” policies.
  5. Public Oversight & Audits - Empower a federal agency or independent watchdog to conduct regular audits of workplace surveillance practices, levy fines, and enforce compliance.

• Codify Net Neutrality Protections
• Universal & Equitable Broadband Access
• Transparent Data & Network Management
• User Privacy & Data Rights
• Digital Infrastructure & Public Investment
• Competition & Anti-Monopoly Enforcement

• End Credit Scoring & Predatory Lending Practices - Abolish the current credit scoring system; replace it with a fair, publicly regulated approach.
• Expand Public Banking & Postal Banking - Establish public banking options and expand the U.S. Postal Service to provide low-cost banking services.
• Ban Predatory Lending & Payday Loans - Cap interest rates on personal loans and end exploitative financing.
• Policy Regarding Bank Penalties & “Inconvenience” Charges
  1. Mandatory Allocation of Funds - Require all penalty fees, “inconvenience” charges, and similar fines levied on retail bank customers to be set aside in a dedicated fund rather than retained as profit.
  2. Community Investment Grants - Allocate these proceeds to grants for local small-business startups, incubator programs, and grassroots community projects, prioritizing neighborhoods impacted by financial exclusion.
  3. Support for Public K-12 & Childcare - Dedicate a substantial portion of these funds to public school systems and early childcare programs to alleviate resource gaps, expand enrichment opportunities, and lower family costs.
  4. Transparent Oversight & Reporting - Establish a public oversight board to track all collected fees, publish regular audits, and ensure grant distribution aligns with community-identified needs.
  5. Equitable Access - In awarding grants, give preference to low- and moderate-income areas, including historically communities, to foster inclusive economic development.

1. Strengthen antitrust enforcement in tech, agriculture, and healthcare.
2. Empower new public or cooperative market entrants, ensuring fair pricing and worker control.
3. Prevent excessive consolidation in the media sector, ensuring a diversity of voices and local journalism.
   • Ownership Threshold: Enact legislation and regulations capping the number of affiliate stations or overall market share a single company can own, forcing divestitures when holdings exceed that limit.
   • Restoring Local Media Autonomy: Promote local control over news content by requiring divested stations to return to independent or community-oriented ownership structures.
   • Strengthened Antitrust Enforcement: Direct the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission to investigate and break up existing conglomerates that exceed newly established thresholds.
   • Transparency & Public Interest: Mandate clear public-interest obligations for any corporation operating multiple media outlets, including expanded local news coverage and protections for journalists’ editorial independence.
   • Support for Independent Outlets: Provide grants or low-interest loans to help small, locally owned stations and independent media outlets thrive, fostering competition and diversity of viewpoints.

1. International Accountability & Human Rights
   • Join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and strengthen global accountability.
   • Condemn human rights violations through public denunciation and legal action in international courts such as the ICC & ICJ.
2. Sovereignty & Global Security
   • Support Ukraine and other nations in defending their sovereignty and self-determination.
   • Recognize and support the independence of nations and regions seeking self-determination through international diplomatic channels.
3. Diplomatic Relations & Regional Cooperation
   • Strengthen ties with Canada and Mexico by enhancing diplomacy, labor rights, environmental protections, and humane border policies.
   • Recommit to humanitarian aid by increasing refugee assistance, global food security programs, and disaster relief efforts.

• Restructuring U.S. Military Presence
  1. Close U.S. foreign military bases to reduce unnecessary military footprints abroad.
  2. Reduce wasteful defense spending and conduct full audits of the Pentagon.
• Curbing the Military-Industrial Complex
  1. End the revolving door of military contracting to prevent corporate influence over defense policies.
• Veterans' Support & Welfare
  1. Fully fund VA hospitals and guarantee lifetime healthcare, housing assistance, and mental health services for veterans.

1. Publicly Owned Energy - Move toward nationalized renewable energy production and phase out fossil fuels.
2. Ban Private Water Corporations - Ensure clean, publicly managed water as a human right.

• Combat Climate Change & Pollution - Implement strict emissions regulations, hold polluters accountable, and transition to renewables.
• Expand Conservation Efforts - Increase funding for national parks, reforestation, and Indigenous-led land conservation.
• Ban Corporate Water & Land Exploitation - End private ownership of public water resources and prevent corporate monopolization of land.

• The Labor Party is committed to rejoining the Paris Climate Accords and fully upholding its obligations. However, we recognize that the current global framework is insufficient to address the accelerating climate crisis. We will advocate for a more assertive, more aggressive international approach to environmental protection by presenting a new global climate action strategy to the United Nations:
  1. This strategy will focus on:
  2. More substantial Emissions Reductions - Pushing for binding international agreements with more ambitious carbon reduction targets beyond the Paris Agreement.
  3. Corporate Accountability - Establishing enforceable global penalties for multinational corporations engaging in environmental destruction, deforestation, and pollution.
  4. Climate Justice & Reparations - Securing international commitments for financial assistance to nations disproportionately affected by climate change, particularly in the Global South.
  5. Ban on Ecological Exploitation - Advocating for global restrictions on deep-sea mining, deforestation, and the privatization of essential natural resources such as water.
  6. Enforcement & Compliance Mechanisms - Strengthening UN-backed oversight bodies to ensure all nations meet their climate commitments with real consequences for non-compliance.
  7. The Labor Party will lead efforts to mobilize international cooperation on climate action, ensuring that the United States is a participant and a driving force behind a bold, enforceable global environmental framework that prioritizes sustainability, justice, and long-term planetary health.

• Employers must provide timely public disclosures (at least 90 days) when planning mass layoffs or relocating operations overseas.
• Mandate federal oversight to ensure honest reporting of restructuring.

• Provide supplemental unemployment benefits to replace lost wages during retraining.
• Incentivize employers to offer skill-up programs and internal transfers.

• Fully fund federal retraining programs, including tuition-free certificates and degrees at community colleges.
• Provide transitional stipends so workers can afford living expenses while retraining.

• Establish federal grants for regions with sudden job losses tied to offshoring or automation.
• Support local partnerships between labor unions, community colleges, and small businesses.

• Impose penalties on companies that fail to comply with layoff notifications.
• Publicly track and report corporate compliance with retraining and local hiring efforts.

• Remove restrictive eligibility criteria and asset limits, ensuring low-income families—including those experiencing temporary job underemployment—retain consistent access to nutritional assistance.
• Automatically enroll families in SNAP when they qualify for other federal assistance programs (e.g., Medicaid, WIC) to streamline the process and reduce administrative burdens.
• Tie SNAP benefit amounts to real-world food costs, regularly adjusted for inflation and local price variations.

• The Labor Party supports strict anti-waste measures to combat food insecurity, reduce environmental impact, and ensure surplus goods are redirected to those in need rather than discarded. Grocery stores, supermarkets, and large food retailers must prioritize donation over disposal, ensuring that a minimum of 70% of all non-expired surplus food is donated to local organizations such as food banks, shelters, and community kitchens.
  1. Mandatory Food Donation Requirement - Retailers must donate at least 70% of their non-expired, unsellable food each quarter to registered local organizations.
  2. Waste-to-Donation Ratio Enforcement - Businesses must not exceed a 30% waste-to-70% donation ratio every quarter.
  3. Penalties for Excessive Waste:
     • Retailers failing to meet the required ratio will be fined an amount equal to 50% of the MSRP value of wasted goods.
     • Repeated noncompliance may result in higher fines, loss of tax incentives, and potential operational restrictions.
  4. Tax Incentives for Compliance - Businesses exceeding the minimum donation requirement may be eligible for additional tax deductions and federal grants.
  5. Supply Chain Coordination - Mandate coordination between food retailers, distributors, and food recovery organizations to streamline logistics and expand donation infrastructure.
  6. Public Transparency & Reporting - To ensure accountability, businesses must report quarterly donation and waste figures to a federal oversight body.

• Coordinate with community organizations, libraries, and recreation centers as year-round meal distribution points, especially in rural or underserved areas.
• Provide grants to community-based nonprofits to operate meal sites during weekends, holidays, and unexpected school closures.

• Integrate nutrition education into curricula, teaching children and families about healthy eating, cooking skills, and how to maximize SNAP benefits.
• Partner with local farms and agricultural cooperatives to supply fresh produce for school meals, stimulating local economies while improving meal quality.

• Ensure consistent federal and state funding to prevent program shortfalls, with robust oversight to maintain high nutritional standards.
• Encourage bulk purchasing, direct-from-farm procurement, and expanded USDA commodity programs to keep costs low while guaranteeing nutritious, high-quality foods.

• Free School Breakfast & Lunch for All - Provide universal free breakfast and lunch in public schools to eliminate stigmas and ensure every child receives nutritious daily meals. This includes eliminating and forgiving all “lunch debt.”
• Summer Nutrition Programs - Fund and expand summer meal sites, ensuring children who rely on school meals during the academic year continue to have access to healthy, free meals throughout school breaks
• Seamless Enrollment - Automatically enroll eligible children in free meal programs without requiring additional paperwork from families, reducing barriers and ensuring full participation.

• The Labor Party supports strict anti-price gouging regulations to prevent excessive price increases on essential goods and services. These measures will ensure fair market practices by capping unjustified price hikes and holding corporations accountable for exploitative pricing.
  1. Annual Price Increase Cap - Prohibit distributors and retailers from raising prices on essential goods and services by more than 5% within 12 months, except in documented cost increases (e.g., raw materials, production, transportation).
  2. Emergency Price Controls - Enforce stricter temporary price caps during natural disasters, economic downturns, or public health emergencies to prevent profiteering.
  3. Transparency & Justification Requirements - Businesses must publicly disclose any cost-based justification for price increases above the permitted threshold.
  4. Strict Penalties for Violations - Impose significant fines, restitution requirements, and potential business sanctions on companies engaging in predatory pricing.