No Shortcuts

No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age

1st edition cover
Author	Jane McAlevey
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	October 11, 2016
Publication place	United States
Pages	272
ISBN	9780190624712

No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age (ISBN 1586480499) is a 2016 non-fiction book by Jane McAlevey, in which the author argues that meaningful social change can only happen when organizing is built around workers and ordinary people at the community level. The book uses case studies from the labor unions and social movements.[1][2]

German edition book cover

A German edition was published by VSA: Verlag, a division of Springer Science+Business Media, in February 2019.

Overview

Chapters include "The Power to Win is in the Community, Not the Boardroom," "Nursing Home Unions: Class Snuggle vs. Class Struggle," "Chicago Teachers: Building a Resilient Union," "Smithfield Foods: A Huge Success You've Hardly Heard About," and "Make the Road New York." As she dissects each case, she identifies the reasons for the movement's success or failure.

Reception

The book received positive reviews from Dayna Tortorici, [3] and Sam Gindin.[4][5]

References

1. Astolfi, Drew. "BOOK REVIEW: No Shortcuts out of the mess we are in…". Social Policy. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
2. "No Shortcuts". Oxford University Press. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
3. Tortorici, Dayna (November 2017). "Lean Out- Feminist struggles are labor struggles". Harper's Magazine. Archived from the original on Mar 31, 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
4. Gindin, Sam (December 8, 2016). "The Power of Deep Organizing". Jacobin. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
5. Heller, Charlie (January 5, 2017). "These are the Seven Books You Need to Understand (and Fight) the Age of Trump". Paste. Archived from the original on Mar 31, 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

External links

• Author's Official Website