A Working Class Communist Party

APL member waves the Party flag in Los Angeles, CA.
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APL members Alfonso Casal and John Palameda with Leo Pericles of Brazil
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APL members march with the Party banner in Portland, OR.
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APL PNW members attend the picket line at Powell's Books in Portland, Labor Day, 2023.
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APL PNW members attend the Peoples' Summit against APEC in Seattle, 2023.
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Success at the Fifth Congress of the American Party of Labor
Success at the Fifth Congress of the American Party of Labor

On Sunday, March 31, 2024, the American Party of Labor successfully concluded its Fifth General Congress. Delegates from all around the country as well as local activists gathered in a union hall in Orlando, Florida, draped in red flags with images of the Party’s grain and gear symbol, to vote on measures to improve the Party’s internal structure and external organization and to revise the Party’s guiding documents.

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American Party of Labor statement on Iran’s defense against Israel
American Party of Labor statement on Iran’s defense against Israel

On April 1, Israeli warplanes bombed the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, killing seven Iranian diplomatic and military personnel. This attack was a blatant violation of Iran’s national sovereignty, and under international law constitutes an act of war. Twelve days later, Iran launched retaliatory drone strikes against Israeli targets.

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An Internationally Affiliated, Anti-Revisionist Marxist-Leninist Party

The American Party of Labor is a dedicated anti-revisionist party, opposed to concessions to capitalists, and critical of all imperialist actions by the US, Russia, and China. The APL is an observer member of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO/CIPOML).

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A Party of Working Class People

The APL is a party made up of workers fighting for workers’ rights. Many of our members are in active union and unionization struggles, and we all do our political work after clocking out. 

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A Party of Equals

The APL is active in the fight for the rights of women, oppressed nations, the LGBTQIA+ communities, people with disabilities, and immigrants; and for community control of police departments. In 2019, the APL was a founding member of the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression.

A Growing and Active Party

The American Party of Labor is always actively organizing in our communities. The APL substantially grew in 2020 and now has divisions in over 20 states.

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The revolutionary change we need has to be built and organized in our hometowns. Join our nationwide network to build working class power to fight against the fascism from the right and the compromises from the center.

Elections and reformism won’t defeat fascism. Only we can.