Hammer Caucus
Hammer Caucus | |
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| Presidium | Caucus National Committee |
| Chief Speaker and Academic Policy Chair of United Valleys | Vera Steampot |
| Tiler | Heather Bluet |
| Selectionor | Mack-Owen Cone |
| Secretary of the Industrial Congress | Gareth Silvermoon |
| Founded | 2027 April 1 |
| Split from | Red Triangle Party |
| Headquarters | Greenleaf Office Building, Beaver City, Beaverland, United Valleys |
| Newspaper | Democracy Then! |
| Think tank | The Arm and Hammer |
| Student wing | Anvil Lee International |
| Youth wing | The Steel Riders |
| Ideology | Left Communism Industrial Democracy Internationalism Anti-imperialism Socialism of the 21st century |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | International Communist Network |
| Colors | Carmine |
| Central Committee | 79 / 333
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| Industrial Congress | 168 / 1,000
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| Municipal Managers | 1,001 / 7,110
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The Hammer Caucus is one of the leading elected caucuses (political parties) in the Matriarchy of These United Valleys. The caucus' platform heavily promotes and lobbies for increased "Industrial Democracy," the Valleysian-born concept of socialism. The group caucuses with the leading Red Triangle Caucus in both the Central Committee and the Industrial Congress, after splitting from the original Red Triangle Party by constitutional decree on 2027 April 1.
The caucus is considered far-left or sometimes "ultra-left," with membership choosing the color carmine to represent the crushing of bugs. It is limited to 100,000 members as per the 2027 Constitution. The party's closest domestic allies are the Red Triangle Caucus and Eagle Caucus, which all split from the original Red Triangle Party as mandated by the aforementioned new Constitution.
Policy Overview
The Hammer Caucus presents itself as the voice of the industrial worker of any and all stripes, and makes education its prime priority. The caucus' leader, Vera Steampot, was a well-known actress before her entry into politics in the 2000s. She is credited with re-popularizing the concept of Industrial Democracy, an old Valleysian socialist theory before the rise of President Ophelia Silverstar's 20th century welfare program. The caucus vocally demands worker control of industry, and does so by legislating to strengthen the Industrial Congress and the autonomy of the Industrial Convention (the nation's general union).