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The Amazon Labor Union’s Historic Victory Was the First Step: But with the full support of the New York City labor movement and the broader community, the workers can win.

April 16, 2022
Posted in Labor Movement, Mobilizing, Organizing, Podcast, Strikes, The Nation, Unions

The ALU can still win on this battlefield. Better organized than many older unions, it understands that the workers on the inside need to be the focus of its efforts. Read the complete article here >> Read More

An RWDSU union rep holds a sign outside the Amazon fulfillment warehouse

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

Blowout in Bessemer: A Postmortem on the Amazon Campaign: The warning signs of defeat were everywhere.

April 9, 2021
Posted in Labor Movement, Mobilizing, Organizing, Podcast, Strikes, The Nation, Unions

Earlier today the NLRB announced the results of the vote on whether workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., would join a union. The vote was 738 in favor to 1,798 against. It’s bad news, but it doesn’t mean workers in future Amazon campaigns won’t or can’t win. They can. 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.

The Amazon Labor Union’s Historic Victory Was the First Step: But with the full support of the New York City labor movement and the broader community, the workers can win.

Jane McAlevey on the Union Defeat at Amazon: An Interview

Blowout in Bessemer: A Postmortem on the Amazon Campaign: The warning signs of defeat were everywhere.

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.