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It can seem like the hard part is over when the votes are counted, but our guest this week reminds us that the hard part is just beginning. If that sounds daunting, well, Jane McAlevey is here to share her knowledge of how to make that hard part, if not easier, at least to help you succeed. McAlevey is a longtime organizer and organizing theorist,  the founder of the massively popular online trainings, Organizing for Power, supported by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, and the author and co-author of several books and many reports and articles on the art of worker organizing. Her newest book, with Abby Lawlor, is titled &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, and she joins us to talk about using big, open, democratic bargaining tactics to win major gains at the table and in the contract. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We also check in with Donna Murch of Rutgers AAUP-AFT on the multi-union, 9,000-worker strike at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and hear from Katie Wells on a new report on the conditions of Doordash drivers. And we hear about the firing of a union leader (and former &lt;em&gt;Belabored&lt;/em&gt; guest) at Planned Parenthood North Central States, and the junior doctors and nurses&amp;#8217; strikes fighting to save the British National Health Service.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thank you for listening to our 264th episode! 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&lt;p&gt;Noah Lanard, &lt;a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/04/rutgers-faculty-strike-graduate-students-adjuncts/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/04/rutgers-faculty-strike-graduate-students-adjuncts/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3_Xp30Wz6Ru81sBYA0qcsb" rel="noopener"&gt;Why Rutgers Faculty Are Striking for the First Time in 257 Years&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-paul-vallas-victory" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-paul-vallas-victory&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1681224541356000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3Z_89NykmBvYOiayUWU3IR" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Mother Jones&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sarah, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/03/full-time-contingent-faculty-new-york-university-unionize"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/injury-to-all-at-rutgers-university" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/injury-to-all-at-rutgers-university&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw1xShWom-IuekvpK8ol0vuU" rel="noopener"&gt;&amp;#8220;Injury to All&amp;#8221; at Rutgers University&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dissent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Katie Wells and Isabella Stratta, &lt;a href="https://beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/report/dc-instant-delivery-workplace/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/report/dc-instant-delivery-workplace/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0iJHJLeYPUlxcm5H7zASp5" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Instant Delivery Workplace in D.C.,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; Beeck Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Michelle, &lt;a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/transcript-courier-class-war-with-antonio-solis" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/transcript-courier-class-war-with-antonio-solis&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2NEgbO5TXBotMqy3jFuRxA" rel="noopener"&gt;Transcript: Courier Class War, with Antonio Solis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Dissent&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Anne Rumberger, &lt;a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/04/abortion-rights-worker-labor-movement-planned-parenthood-union-organizing" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jacobin.com/2023/04/abortion-rights-worker-labor-movement-planned-parenthood-union-organizing&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0ilXxL9NxWxKpIcpy060lv" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abortion Rights Are Workers’ Rights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Jacobin &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sarah and Michelle, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-game-workers-unite-and-win-with-emma-kinema" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-game-workers-unite-and-win-with-emma-kinema&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2IgZyHHfHHKTaNE_eD8zsq" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Belabored: Game Workers Unite and Win, with Emma Kinema&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Dissent&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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&lt;p&gt;George Walker, &lt;a href="https://novaramedia.com/2023/04/06/nurses-tell-of-disappointment-with-latest-nhs-pay-offer/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://novaramedia.com/2023/04/06/nurses-tell-of-disappointment-with-latest-nhs-pay-offer/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3b77qXoGBcNXQ3kUR_TWt2" rel="noopener"&gt;Nurses Tell of Disappointment With Latest NHS Pay Offer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/los-angeles-teachers-service-workers-strike-common-good" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://inthesetimes.com/article/los-angeles-teachers-service-workers-strike-common-good&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1681224541356000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3d8yk9NxeE2X_tn6T8OCKo" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Novara&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Aubrey Allegretti, Denis Campbell, Kiran Stacey, and Jamie Grierson, &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/14/nurses-will-strike-again-in-england-after-voting-to-reject-government-pay-deal" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/14/nurses-will-strike-again-in-england-after-voting-to-reject-government-pay-deal&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0hjIW2nDlVSrUQguNJskgN" rel="noopener"&gt;Nurses will strike again in England after voting to reject government pay deal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Guardian&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conversation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://janemcalevey.com/book/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://janemcalevey.com/book/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2AWzdxq2LPfza00Cw0yJoS" rel="noopener"&gt;Jane McAlevey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rosalux.de/en/o4p"&gt;Organizing for Power&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Jane McAlevey, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/union-contract-negotiations-strategy/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/union-contract-negotiations-strategy/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3rqAfcPE2WheDZGJBRfKEd" rel="noopener"&gt;Getting to Contract: Negotiating and Winning Against the Odds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Nation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sarah, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://progressive.org/magazine/after-union-election-win-hard-part-jaffe/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://progressive.org/magazine/after-union-election-win-hard-part-jaffe/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0GTV86UkVtVlu70j5JzY_F" rel="noopener"&gt;After a Union Election Victory Comes the Hard Part&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;The Progressive&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr style="visibility:hidden" /&gt; &lt;p&gt;The post &lt;a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-how-to-bargain-for-power-with-jane-mcalevey/"&gt;Belabored: How to Bargain for Power, with Jane McAlevey&lt;/a&gt; appeared first on &lt;a href="https://dissentmagazine.org"&gt;Dissent Magazine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

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Belabored: How to Bargain for Power, with Jane McAlevey

APR 21, 2023-1 MIN
Belabored

Belabored: How to Bargain for Power, with Jane McAlevey

APR 21, 2023-1 MIN

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It can seem like the hard part is over when the votes are counted, but our guest this week reminds us that the hard part is just beginning. If that sounds daunting, well, Jane McAlevey is here to share her knowledge of how to make that hard part, if not easier, at least to help you succeed. McAlevey is a longtime organizer and organizing theorist,  the founder of the massively popular online trainings, Organizing for Power, supported by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, and the author and co-author of several books and many reports and articles on the art of worker organizing. Her newest book, with Abby Lawlor, is titled </span><i>Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations</i><span>, and she joins us to talk about using big, open, democratic bargaining tactics to win major gains at the table and in the contract. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>We also check in with Donna Murch of Rutgers AAUP-AFT on the multi-union, 9,000-worker strike at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and hear from Katie Wells on a new report on the conditions of Doordash drivers. And we hear about the firing of a union leader (and former <em>Belabored</em> guest) at Planned Parenthood North Central States, and the junior doctors and nurses&#8217; strikes fighting to save the British National Health Service.</span></p> <p>Thank you for listening to our 264th episode! 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data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/20/rutgers-faculty-unions-contract-strike-00093159&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682172226126000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qrW7JfJpFmCUU7SdPDJXd" rel="noopener">‘Pissed off’: Rutgers unions mull resuming strike amid mounting frustration over finalizing contract</a><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-victory/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-victory/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1681224541356000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2on-hNJEMuKE018BY8JgoR" rel="noopener"><span></span></a>, <em>Politico</em></p> <p>Noah Lanard, <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/04/rutgers-faculty-strike-graduate-students-adjuncts/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/04/rutgers-faculty-strike-graduate-students-adjuncts/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3_Xp30Wz6Ru81sBYA0qcsb" rel="noopener">Why Rutgers Faculty Are Striking for the First Time in 257 Years</a><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-paul-vallas-victory" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-paul-vallas-victory&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1681224541356000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Z_89NykmBvYOiayUWU3IR" rel="noopener"><span></span></a>, <em>Mother Jones</em></p> <p><span>Sarah, </span><a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/03/full-time-contingent-faculty-new-york-university-unionize"><span></span></a><a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/injury-to-all-at-rutgers-university" target="_blank" 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data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/transcript-courier-class-war-with-antonio-solis&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NEgbO5TXBotMqy3jFuRxA" rel="noopener">Transcript: Courier Class War, with Antonio Solis</a>, <i>Dissent</i></p> <p>Anne Rumberger, <a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/04/abortion-rights-worker-labor-movement-planned-parenthood-union-organizing" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jacobin.com/2023/04/abortion-rights-worker-labor-movement-planned-parenthood-union-organizing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ilXxL9NxWxKpIcpy060lv" rel="noopener"><span>Abortion Rights Are Workers’ Rights</span></a>, <em>Jacobin </em><span> </span></p> <p><span>Sarah and Michelle, </span><a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-game-workers-unite-and-win-with-emma-kinema" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-game-workers-unite-and-win-with-emma-kinema&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2IgZyHHfHHKTaNE_eD8zsq" rel="noopener"><span>Belabored: Game Workers Unite and Win, with Emma Kinema</span></a>, <em>Dissent</em></p> <p><span>Sarah and Michelle, <a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-reproductive-justice-is-labor-justice" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-reproductive-justice-is-labor-justice&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hoBZhQsZgJF0MPlm3aJIw" rel="noopener">Belabored: Reproductive Justice Is Labor Justice</a></span><a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-game-workers-unite-and-win-with-emma-kinema" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/belabored-game-workers-unite-and-win-with-emma-kinema&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2IgZyHHfHHKTaNE_eD8zsq" rel="noopener"><span></span></a>, <em>Dissent</em></p> <p>Dan Zahedi, <a href="https://tribunemag.co.uk/2023/04/junior-doctors-will-fight-as-long-as-it-takes" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tribunemag.co.uk/2023/04/junior-doctors-will-fight-as-long-as-it-takes&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682179546544000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Ib44IP7XeXRz8OlTZ56Cu" rel="noopener">Junior Doctors Will Fight as Long as It Takes</a><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/los-angeles-teachers-service-workers-strike-common-good" target="_blank" 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