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Jane McAlevey: No Shortcuts (2016, Oxford University Press)

"The crisis of the progressive movement in the United States today is so evident that …

Review of 'No Shortcuts' on 'Goodreads'

A dense, but thorough introduction to real, effective organizing with case examples to drive the points home. McAlevey presents a number of crucial ideas that all workers should acquaint themselves with, and labor should draw from to recruit organic leaders who will generate high participation audiences to leverage high-impact collective action. Case examples are effective and helpful in understanding the struggle of workers nationwide, especially in a terse time as the present.