Jane McAlevey

Jane McAlevey appears in the following:

An Organizer Reflects on Where Labor Stands Now

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Jane McAlevey on her life's work in organizing and recent wins for labor, and what she sees as crucial for workers to do if they want to continue the positive streak for unions.

Labor Unions Latest

Friday, September 08, 2023

Labor organizer and Nation columnist Jane McAlevey, rounds up labor new and talks about the overall picture for workers.

What Will Happen if UPS Workers Strike?

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

UPS workers may go on strike if a deal is not reached by the end of this month.

Unions that Won

Monday, March 20, 2023

Lessons from the history of successful union negotiations to offer blueprints for unions negotiating their contracts today. 

The People's Guide To Power: The Power Of Labor

Sunday, October 23, 2022

WNYC/Gothamist senior political reporter Brigid Bergin hosts a conversation about how organized labor fits into our political landscape.

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Amazon’s NYC Warehouse Workers Vote to Unionize

Monday, April 04, 2022

What does the Amazon unionization vote mean for the warehouse workers on Staten Island and beyond?

All About Striketober

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

A look at national labor actions and New York's biggest labor fight. 

Lessons From the Amazon Union Failure in Alabama

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Why the union push failed and how federal labor law might change.

How the Bessemer Story Got the Wind Knocked Out of It

Friday, April 16, 2021

Labor-friendly media depicted a movement with momentum. Did they overhype the union drive? 

Why Workers are Walking Out

Friday, May 01, 2020

Workers plan to stage a walkout to protest their working conditions. Find out what comes next for those deemed essential. 

2020 and Workers

Friday, February 21, 2020

Labor issues and their role in tomorrow's Nevada caucuses -- and the 2020 campaign in general with organizer and author Jane McAlevey 

Withdraw Labor and Walk Off the Job

Friday, September 20, 2019

General Motors workers are on strike. Hospital workers might walk out next month. Where have we seen this before?

The Case for Unions

Monday, June 25, 2018

Are women the future of labor movements?

More Organizing, Less Activating

Monday, November 21, 2016

There are 'no shortcuts' for progressives if they want to organize effective mass movements.

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Fighting for the Labor Movement

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Today, fewer than 7 percent of American private-sector workers belong to a union, the lowest percentage since the beginning of the 20th century. Union organizer Jane McAlevey looks at the state of the American labor movement and describes her experiences fighting the bosses and national labor leaders. In Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement, she tells the story of a number of dramatic organizing and contract victories, and the unconventional strategies that helped achieve them, and looks at ways to revive the labor movement.

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Fighting for the Labor Movement

Monday, December 03, 2012

Today, fewer than 7 percent of American private-sector workers belong to a union, the lowest percentage since the beginning of the 20th century. Union organizer Jane McAlevey looks at the state of the American labor movement and describes her experiences fighting the bosses and national labor leaders. In Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement, she tells the story of a number of dramatic organizing and contract victories, and the unconventional strategies that helped achieve them, and looks at ways to revive the labor movement.

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