Jane Slaughter (born January 9, 1949) is an American

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who writes frequently on labor affairs. Her writing has appeared in ''

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Background

Jane Slaughter was born in

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in 1949. She moved to

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to study at American University. There, she became a member of the

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, and later a member of the October League. She later joined the International Socialists and moved to Detroit to work in

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. Shortly thereafter, she left her job to join the

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, where she worked for several years. While working at Chrysler, she worked on the UAW's union newspaper. Finding the work enjoyable, she went on to co-found the labor magazine

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, where she was an editor until retiring in 2014. She still occasionally writes articles for the magazine. Slaughter is the author of ''Concessions and How to Beat Them'' and co-author, with Mike Parker, of ''Choosing Sides: Unions and the Team Concept'' and ''Working Smart: A Union Guide to Participation Programs and Reengineering''. She is also the editor of ''Troublemaker's Handbook 2.'' Additionally, she co-wrote ''Secrets of a Successful Organizer'' with Alexandra Bradbury and

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. She is a member of the

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References

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