American Workers Party
Not to be confused with the Workers Party of America (1921–1929), the direct antecedent of the Communist Party USA; the Workers Party of the United States (1934–1936), formed by the merger of the American Workers Party with the Communist League of America; the Workers Party (1940–1949) formed by an offshoot of the Socialist Workers Party which later became the Independent Socialist League; or the Workers Party, USA, an extant group established in 1992.
American Workers Party | |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 1933 (1933-12) |
| Dissolved | December 1934 (1934-12) |
| Merged into | Workers Party of the United States |
| Ideology | Marxism |
| Political position | Far-left |
The American Workers Party (AWP) was a socialist political party established in December 1933 by activists in the Conference for Progressive Labor Action, a group headed by A. J. Muste. The American Workers Party was established in December 1933 by activists in the Conference for Progressive Labor Action. The figurative leader of the AWP was Muste, but it had a structure and values that lent its far-left radicalism a highly democratic and collaborative quality.
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