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Organizers with substantial, direct experience in the field have an entirely different focus than authors who have not been involved in campaigns: we focus on how the work gets done (methods), and how to win.

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Jane McAlevey on the Union Defeat at Amazon: An Interview

May 7, 2021
Posted in Class Struggle, Jacobin, Labor Movement, Organizing, Podcast, Unions

Why did the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) lose its fight against Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama? Jane McAlevey analyzed the loss in a widely read piece for the Nation. Sadly, everything she says is true. Read excerpts of Jane’s interview with Doug Henwood of Jacobin Listen Read More

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How to Organize Your Friends and Family on Thanksgiving: With the presidential primaries in full swing, this Thanksgiving holiday requires radicals to be organizers

November 27, 2019
Posted in Election 2020, Jacobin, Organizing, Published work, Trump

Nobody wants to share a Thanksgiving table with a sanctimonious leftist jerk. But if you’re going to talk politics over turkey, do it the right way. Here’s how. Read More

WritingOrganizers with substantial, direct experience in the field have an entirely different focus than authors who have not been involved in campaigns: we focus on how the work gets done (methods), and how to win.

Jane McAlevey on the Union Defeat at Amazon: An Interview

How to Organize Your Friends and Family on Thanksgiving: With the presidential primaries in full swing, this Thanksgiving holiday requires radicals to be organizers

Writing
Organizers with substantial, direct experience in the field have an entirely different focus than authors who have not been involved in campaigns: we focus on how the work gets done (methods), and how to win.