Minor political party organized in New York state in 1936.
It was founded by the labour leaders David Dubinsky and by liberal Democrats and old-line socialists. The party supported Franklin D. Roosevelt 's {{link=New Deal">New Deal programs and backed candidates who endorsed liberal social legislation. Though influential in New York City elections, after 1940 it was plagued by divisions between pro-and anti-communist factions. It was dissolved in 1956.