On the Media looks at attacks from conservatives and why congress underestimates support for climate action. Plus, how a wave of labor strikes might be a crucial component in building momentum towards Green New Deal adoption. Jane McAlevey discusses why striking is essential to effect meaningful social change. Read More
Join Jane McAlevey, the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, and hundreds of organizers around the world this October for a four-part webinar. Read More
At midnight, General Motors workers began their first strike since 2007. Given the rampant inequality eating away America’s middle class, and with it our democracy, 50,000 workers’ going on strike is always cause for jubilation. It’s even more important when the workers occupy a key sector of the economy. Read More
“I just finished the biography of Eugene V. Debs, The Bending Cross, and it’s left me with a lot of reflections concerning the cause for industrial unionism, one of Debs’s major lifelong battles. I know your positions are not that different from Debs in this regard..." Read More
A series of short clips from Jane’s recent keynote speech in Winnipeg, Canada, commemorating Canada’s biggest general strike. Each clip is 2 minutes or less. Read More
The UC Berkeley Labor Center is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jane McAlevey as a Senior Policy Fellow. McAlevey will join the Labor Center for two years. Read More
Jane McAlevey says, “The Nation… is a natural home for my work and writing in this pivotal moment.” Read More
