1. What are the differences in class struggle perspectives between McAlevey's and Allen's analysis of the defeat of the union drive campaign at an Amazon plant in Bessemer Alabama? Consider how each of them conceives of the working class socially, and what relationship each imagines between the working class and the union leadership.

2. Do the critiques from McAlevey and Allen about the defeat in Bessemer help explain the victory at the Staten Island warehouse? What do you see as the important differences between these very different campaigns?