Jane McAlevey has passed
Jane passed away on the morning of July 7, 2024, surrounded by family and her dedicated care team. Read More
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Jane passed away on the morning of July 7, 2024, surrounded by family and her dedicated care team. Read More
I have stopped all work to turn to home-based hospice for the remainder of my time. Many of you know that I have been battling a cancer that began with a diagnosis in the Fall of 2021. Read More
"Rules To Win By" is a tried-and-tested guidebook on participatory social change from Jane McAlevey and Abby Lawlor, organizer and labor lawyer. Read More
Mercedes put on an “A-level boss fight.” Which was only to be expected. So how can the union win next time? Read More
Labor organizer Jane McAlevey on her life & strategies to beat the power structure. She talks in detail about strategies she has used to help workers win across the United States and worldwide, her time as student organizer in the campaign to divest from apartheid South Africa, and her health as she faces terminal cancer. Read More
Jane McAlevey reflects 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. Read More
How unions negotiate is a strategic choice. Union members seldom directly participate in the process of collective negotiations over issues that are crucial, urgent, and relevant to their own lives. This workshop of 4 sessions will discuss how negotiations can be different—very different—from what has become the norm. May 30 -Jun 20, 2024. Read More
Organizing for Power’s Core Fundamentals is a skills-based training that takes place on 6 consecutive Thursdays from the 7th of May until the 11th of June, 2024. Each session lasts 2.5 hours and runs twice for our global audience. Registration is free and open exclusively to groups of 10+ organizers, because we’re only going to win if we’re in this together. Read More
What lessons should workers draw from the recent rapid-fire union election victories? Winning an election, whether it’s for a union or a political candidate, is just the first step. Read More
Kate Lappin, Public Services International Regional Secretary Asia Pacific, talks to Jane McAlevey on the sidelines of PSI Congress about her perspectives on organising and winning. Read More
Jane McAlevey explores what we can learn from the UAW’s incredible militancy, and addresses the biggest errors she sees facing modern unionization attempts. Read More
The renowned organizer and theorist has a terminal-cancer diagnosis. But she has long been fighting the clock. Read More
The UAW’s “stand-up” strike strategy, which targets portions of the Big Three simultaneously, was a gamble. But the approach has worked so far, allowing the union to gradually escalate pressure on companies while empowering rank-and-file workers. Read More
With so much riding on the outcome, it’s time for labor and its supporters—from the White House to the grass roots—to play for keeps. Read More
Jane McAlevey talks about labor news, including the UAW negotiations, and the overall state of organized labor today. Read More
Jane MvAlevey talks about labor news, including the latest on the WGA and SAG AFTRA strikes and the UAW negotiations, and the overall state of organized labor today. Read More
But while both decisions are worth celebrating, there are still no shortcuts to the hard organizing work needed to win life-changing contracts. It’s important to take the right lessons from this dynamic moment: The hard work of building durable worker power and organization can’t ease up just because it seems like, officially, it should be getting easier. Read More
How can we move from clawing back losses into actually changing the terms of the game in workers’ favor? Read More
The court's ruling could have been much worse—and soon will be. Workers and unions need to be prepared. Read More
Adam Conover talks with Jane McAlevey about why organizing is the only way for unions, workers, and activists to win gains. Read More
Paul Jay's extensive 8-part video interview with Jane McAlevey. They discuss the roots and initial successes of Jane's organizing strategies & efforts; her travels from Nicaragua to Tennessee, learning how to organize to win the right to dignity and more; workers must face up to race to unite the class. Fighting for a just transition; the workers' movement is critical to any chance of having an effective climate policy. Hard bargaining in Las Vegas hospitals. Mobilizing is not organizing and why we need strong militant unions to win; we cannot afford to leave one ounce of power on the table. A strike can force recognition of a union; a supermajority strike is powerful when bargaining; a strike with mass support can be a political weapon to change society. Read More
