In the middle of the twentieth century, 1 in 3 U.S. workers were in a union--so a generation of folks either knew personally or through their parents what that looked like. We can help rebuild that.
Everyone who wishes they were in a union should check out @organizeworkers.bsky.social. Thanks to right-to-work laws, so many of us who don't know how to seek out a union, join one or help build one because laws have been passed to purposefully keep us from having that first-hand experience.
Reading McAlevey's work, and testimonials of her work from others, makes me want to be a better person. Sharing in case any of y'all could use a similar boost. (7/7)
Or this piece by NY organizer and researcher Patrick Dedauw: jacobin.com/2024/07/jane... (5/7)
No protest to simply register discontent, no preaching to the choir, no fool’s errand organizing campaigns: Jane McAlevey was deadly serious about smart, effective strategy for the working class, and ...
Or this piece in Jacobin by the president of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA): jacobin.com/2024/07/jane... (4/7)
The Los Angeles teachers’ union was profoundly influenced by Jane McAlevey, writes former president Alex Caputo-Pearl. If the loving and assertive push was her trademark, then thinking audaciously big...
I'd start with some of the incredible dedications and obituaries that have been written by her friends and colleagues. Like this piece by @ericblanc.bsky.socialwww.labornotes.org/blogs/2024/0... (3/7)
Jane McAlevey was a friend and a comrade and I can’t believe she’s gone. After she won the battle against her cancer so many times over the past few years, up until the very end part of me thought
Now I'm working my way through her equally incisive book A Collective Bargain. If you're committed to helping make the world better through organizing, and (like me) you haven't had the chance to get to know McAlevey's work, there's no better time the present. (2/7)
If you're curious about the details, check out this paper:
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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