The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor Highlight

In a decent union, their opinion will matter. They can directly participate in discussions that lead to a set of demands. They can decide, collectively, to take direct actions to win their demands. They will be able to see how power is formed from a group of individuals coming together. Being in a union, for millions of Americans, is the one and only experience they have of democracy at work. It is not democracy as a slogan, but democracy as a lived experience. That changes people. It serves as a prism through which the flaws in our national politics can be viewed. And it is a school that teaches people what can be unleashed when they come together for a common goal.