On this New York Times podcast, “The Argument,” Jane Coaston asks two leading labor voices in America to debate the current role of unions, how the watershed vote at an Amazon warehouse is changing their work and whether Democrats have failed workers. Liz Shuler is the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Read More
In a vote that came down to 2,654 votes in favor to 2,131 against unionization, New York City’s warehouse Amazon workers become the first in the nation to unionize. Jane McAlevey and Gwynne Hogan, reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, discuss the vote and what comes next. Read More
One of the world’s leading “organizers’ organizer” Jane McAlevey has trained thousands of activists in building more militant unions and winning electoral organizing; she sees the fight for effective unions as critical to winning transformative climate policy. Jane tells her story to Paul Jay on Reality Asserts Itself. Transcripts can be found at theAnalysys.news Read More
On the Brian Lehrer Show – Staten Island’s Amazon Labor Union worker coalition’s president Chris Smalls discusses organizing and next steps. Jane McAlevey wraps up the strikes and labor actions happening nationally. Read More
Ian Masters and Jane McAlevey discuss the uptick in strikes across the country taking place with 176 launched this year so far and what is behind this post-Covid release of pressure in workplaces as billionaires make record profits and the cost of living rises. Read More