The most powerful force in the world isn't billionaires or governments. It's working people who decide to act together.
This Is How We Win documents what happens when people use that power. It opens with Minnesota's January 2026 economic shutdown, when unions and community organizations united to force ICE out of the state. It zooms out to the global history of general strikes that have toppled dictators and won workers the eight-hour day. And through firsthand testimony, labor history, and on-the-ground reporting, it draws practical lessons from the organizers and workers who are building our collective future.
Regular people have always had the power to stop business as usual and transform our conditions by withdrawing our labor and our consent. For anyone who has ever felt the weight of a system that wasn't built for them: our solidarity carries the seeds of a better world.
Contributors include Saqib Bhatti, Nah'shon Blount, Matthew Cunningham-Cook, Stacy Davis Gates, Abdelhakim Elayan, Luis Feliz Leon, Feben Ghilagaber, Katie Giede, Marcia Howard, Wol-san Liem, Greg Nammacher, Hamilton Nolan, Jeff Schuhrke, Anonymous Target Worker, Claire Wahmanholm, Tony Williams, and Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson.
"There is a lot of powerful history and wisdom from our ancestors jammed into this short book that we highly recommend picking up and passing on to your co-workers." —Colorlines
"Like the Chicago Defender or the Baltimore Afro-American, This Is How We Win can help working people imagine — and fight for — a better life. So get a couple of copies, read one, and distribute the rest to your coworkers, your friends, your family — anyone who needs to be reminded of the power of solidarity." —UE Union
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