00941cam a2200253 a 45000010006000000050017000060080041000230100017000640350023000810200027001040200030001310200022001610200025001830350020002080500023002280820011002511000027002622450043002892600045003323000034003775040051004115050192004626500033006547527120230410115438.0980223s1998    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a   98013171   a(OCoLC)ocm38535962  a0853459304 (hardcover)  a9780853459309 (hardcover)  a0853459290 (pbk.)  a9780853459293 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)3853596214aHD 6508bY33w 199800a331.881 aYates, Michael,d1946-10aWhy unions matter /cMichael D. Yates.  aNew York :bMonthly Review Press,c1998.  axii, 183 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aWhy unions? -- How unions form -- Union structures and democracy -- Collective bargaining -- Unions and politics: local, national, global -- Unions, racism, and sexism -- The tasks ahead. 0aLabor unionszUnited States.