Union organizer and political commentator Jane McAlevey explains the importance of unions and why they are crucial for tackling systemic corruption.

Wealth inequality is at an all-time high. Around the world, democracies are being replaced with oligarchies, as the wealthiest individuals and corporations lobby and fund politicians and laws that benefit them.

The average citizen has a shrinking influence, but unions have the power to change that.

Jane McAlevey is a longtime labor organizer, scholar, and writer looking to teach readers about unions, what they are, and how they operate.

In A Collective Bargain, McAlevey explains the leveraging power of collective bargaining and organized strikes and how unions are still a potent mechanism for expanding workers' rights.