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
Jane’s organising method, grounded in decades of experience, mentorship, and the battles of many movements across US history, is that workers and people need to lead their own change. Listen to learn more, or go to ChangeMakers. ChangeMakers Podcast · Jane McAlevey – ChangeMaker Chat Read More
Brian and Jane discuss why unionization efforts failed at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, what it means for future organizing at Amazon facilities and how the PRO Act might impact the national labor movement. Read More
I appreciate @onthemedia for hosting this important conversation about the critical distinction between “didn’t win” and “can’t win” in Bessemer, Alabama. The conditions in this country are absurdly unfair. Of course it shouldn’t be so hard for workers to form a union. The segment with my interview begins about 22 minutes in. Read More