Real News Network Interview on Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law
I spoke with the Real News Network about Michigan’s Right-to-Work law. Read More
Interview: Meet Jane McAlevey, labor’s hell-raiser
Interview by Blair Braverman, Waging Nonviolence wagingnonviolence.org/feature/meet-jane-mcalevey-labors-hell-raiser What lessons in the labor movement do you think other movements should pick up on? I don’t think there is any way out of the mess in America if we don’t reengage in a structured, strategic, smart discussion with millions of Americans. Because I think millions of Americans are with us on damn near every issue. Read More
How to Juice Up the Labor Movement
Last year Sarah Jaffe wrote a piece on 6 Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement. The following is my answer to her question. McAlevey points out that the entire structure of work has changed over recent years. That means that there are many workers who don’t see how unions could work for them, and who have to be reintroduced to the entire concept of unions. Read More
Interview: How Organizing for Change Is Very Different Than Winning Elections
I sat down with AlterNet’s Sarah Jaffe to talk about organizing and my book Raising Expectations. Read it on AlterNet. Sarah Jaffe: You start the book out with the aftermath of the 2000 election in Florida, and of course we just finished a presidential election where organized labor went all-out to elect President Obama. Read More