Jane McAlevey

Jane McAlevey is a labor organizer and author who advocates for building strong, strategic workers’ movements to improve working and living conditions. She emphasizes the importance of deep, inclusive organizing—meaning engaging workers at all levels and building solidarity—to achieve real change. McAlevey believes effective unions and grassroots campaigns can challenge corporate power and promote fair wages, better benefits, and workplace justice. Her work combines practical organizing techniques with social and economic analysis, aiming to empower workers and influence policy through collective action rather than superficial protests.