American Labor Party

American Labor Party
Founded	1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Dissolved	1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Split from	Socialist Party
Headquarters	New York City, NY, U.S.
Ideology	Social democracy Laborism
Political position	Center-left to left-wing
Colors	Red
Politics of New York Political parties Elections

The American Labor Party (ALP) was a political party in the United States established in 1936 that was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party of America who had established themselves as the Social Democratic Federation (SDF). The party was intended to parallel the role of the British Labour Party, serving as an umbrella organization to unite New York social democrats of the SDF with trade unionists who would otherwise support candidates of the Republican and Democratic parties.

Before and after its demise, many ALP members joined the Liberal Party of New York (LPNY) and the Progressive Party.