A Collective Bargain

Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy

By: Jane McAlevey

Narrated by: Jane McAlevey

From longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracy.

For decades, racism, corporate greed, and a skewed political system have been eating away at the social and political fabric of the United States. Yet as McAlevey reminds us, there is one weapon whose effectiveness has been proven repeatedly throughout US history: unions.

In A Collective Bargain, longtime labor organizer, environmental activist, and political campaigner Jane McAlevey makes the case that unions are a key institution capable of taking effective action against today’s super-rich corporate class. Since the 1930s, when unions flourished under New Deal protections, corporations have waged a stealthy and ruthless war against the labor movement. And they’ve been winning.

Until today. Because, as McAlevey shows, unions are making a comeback. Want to reverse the nation’s mounting wealth gap? Put an end to sexual harassment in the workplace? End racial disparities on the job? Negotiate climate justice? Bring back unions.

As McAlevey travels from Pennsylvania hospitals, where nurses are building a new kind of patient-centered unionism, to Silicon Valley, where tech workers have turned to old-fashioned collective action, to the battle being waged by America’s teachers, listeners have a ringside seat at the struggles that will shape our country - and our future.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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©2020 Jane McAlevey (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

This is how we save the world.

Rest in peace, Jane McAlevey. You have given us the roadmap and the tools we need to save the world.

Inspired Unionist!

With all the news and attacks on labor, I needed some inspiration. Thank you. I'll be ready for my next union meeting.

eye opening

if you don't believe in a union, you will after this. If you do, then you will want to be more active and involved!

Great book explaining importance of unions

Every minute of this book is packed full of useful and interesting information about the importance of organizing and how to do it. Must read for everyone trying to organize a workplace.

Clear-eyed, inspirational, essential

Well-argued, part myth-busting, part history lesson, and part strategy for getting out of our neoliberal hell.

very interesting

I learned a lot from this book. introduced me to some new insights about big political moves, and also union busting techniques and how they are applied to national politics as well

Absolutely informative

Jane goes far and above with information on becoming unionized, unions and so much more! Her story is intriguing that it made me feel as if I too was evolved.

Thank you

This is extraordinarily informative about unions and are present state of democracy. This is the number one book I would recommend to anybody who asks me what they should read next.

I probably read 10 books on organized labor, this might be my favorite.

The second (or third?) chapter is pretty dense and moves quickly but is very necessary for understand the state of the labor movement in our country. The story in the following chapters are riveting!
I will deff be listening to this one again. it lays out everything a company is going to do to stop workers from organizing. very enlightening.

This book sucks

I thought I was getting a history on organized labor and organizer stories from the front line instead I get more go woke you’re a racist bullshit