Jane McAlevey Interviewed by Tavis Smiley: Many believe that the union movement in this country is on life support. Not Jane McAlevey.

• April 6, 2023
• Posted in Class Struggle, Interviews, Labor Movement, Strikes, Unions

Jane McAlevey joins Tavis Smiley to discuss her new book “Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations.” Click here for the podcast. Read More

Reinvigorating the Labor Movement as Strikes and Union Negotiations Gain National Attention: What it will take to revitalize the lethargic U.S. labor movement?

• April 1, 2023
• Posted in Class Struggle, Interviews, Labor Movement, Strikes, Unions

Background Briefing with Ian Masters · Reinvigorating the Labor Movement as Strikes and Union Negotiations Gain National Attention With the nation’s second biggest school district on strike today as labor struggles and union organizing at Trader Joes, Starbucks, Amazon and others get national attention, Ian Masters & Jane McAlevey assess what it will take to reinvigorate the lethargic U.S. Read More

Organizing for Power with Jane McAlevey: Why organizing is the only way for unions, workers, and activists to win gains

• March 26, 2023
• Posted in Class Struggle, Interviews, Labor Movement, Strikes, Unions

Adam Conover talks with Jane McAlevey about why organizing is the only way for unions, workers, and activists to win gains. They also discuss Jane’s new book, “Rules To Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations.”   Read More

Unions That Won: Jane McAlevey discusses her book "Rules To Win By"

• March 20, 2023
• Posted in Class Struggle, Interviews, Labor Movement, Strikes, Unions

Brian Lehrer talks with Jane McAlevey about how her book Rules To Win By draws on case histories of successful negotiations to offer blueprints for other unions. Read More

Getting to Contract: Negotiating and Winning Against the Odds: Workers learn governing power through high-participation negotiations. That’s also how they can get employers to the table.

• March 6, 2023
• Posted in Class Struggle, Labor Movement, Mobilizing, Organizing, Strikes, The Nation, Unions

Whether a union is new and independent or long-established, the questions of how to negotiate, and how to get to the bargaining table, represent strategic choices. Workers can’t begin the process of realizing the concrete gains that will lead to a better life—from ending torturous scheduling to achieving real cost-of-living wage increases to obtaining the health care and retirement plans everyone deserves—until they secure a first union contract. Read More