In Rules to Win By, Jane McAlevey and Abby Lawlor draw insights from recent hard-won unionization and contract negotiation fights to provide a guidebook on participatory social change. At the heart of the book is a vision for negotiations rooted in engaging the entire union membership--as well as the broader community in which these battles are waged--directly in the strategizing and negotiation. Rules to Win By offers not only a new theory of negotiation, but also tools and resources for any campaign to harness the power of ordinary people to win the public good.
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Jane F. McAlevey comes from a long lineage of union activists, having been raised in an organizing household. She dedicated the first half of her career to community and environmental justice movements before shifting her focus to the labor movement. McAlevey is skilled in power structure analysis and strategic planning, offering her expertise to a wide array of union and community organizations. Her extensive involvement in globalization and global environmental issues deeply informs her approach to her work.





- 2023
- 2020
A Collective Bargain
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, racism, corporate greed, and a skewed political system have been eating away at the social and political fabric of the United States.
- 2014
Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
- 332 pages
- 12 hours of reading
How one militant union organizer fought the bosses - and national labor leaders.