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Organizer & author · 1964–2024
Won big through deep, whole-worker organizing.
A healthcare and education organizer and author of No Shortcuts, McAlevey rebuilt the case for supermajority strikes and "whole-worker" organizing — engaging workers' full lives and communities, not just the workplace.
Deep organizing & structure tests
She insisted real power comes from supermajority participation, proven through "structure tests" — escalating actions like petitions and practice pickets that show the union can deliver before it strikes.
High-participation campaigns won strong contracts and — because nearly everyone was bought in — delivered durable labor peace and the staffing stability that protects patient care.
A contract backed by a supermajority holds — broad buy-in is what makes a settlement stick for both sides.
Source: Jane McAlevey, "No Shortcuts" (Oxford University Press)
The framework they used
The De-escalation Ladder