Remember Labor Organizer Jane McAlevey (Plus Ireland Show)

The Katie Halper Show pays tribute to the great labor organizer Jane McAlevey who died on July 7 by playing an interview we did with her back in November 2020. Sarah Jaffe wrote a great obit of Jane at the Baffler here. Find out more about Jane and her legacy here. 00:00 Intro 00:12 Join Katie live in Ireland! 2:00 The problem with Pollsters in modern politics 16:11 The connection between race politics and class politics 25:42 The role of race in unionizing 32:16 Looking to the past for anti-fascist organizing 36:55 The dehumanization of the poor 40:48 Untangling ’Trumpism’ from labor 54:14 The problem with commissions 1:00:15 What the labor movement needs now 1:04:12 What can we FORCE Biden to fight for? 1:11:20 How fast can these changes happen? 1:15:10 Why race and class intersect so strongly 1:37:20 The American Idol politics 1:45:45 Organizing veterans for GI benefits Also, Katie is in Europe working on a documentary project on Holocaust survivors speaking out against the genocide but she will still be bringing you Tuesday night streams. So you have some great ones to look forward to. And if you’re in Ireland we’re doing a Katie Halper Show taping in Dublin on July 24 at 7pm at the Fumbally Stables, Fumbally Lane, The Liberties, D08 CP27. Get your tickets here. The show is about the connection between Ireland and Palestine and features Palestinian and Irish special guests Tadhg Hickey, Danny Morrison and Asad Abushark with music by Aziz Abushark and Seán Mulrooney.