In the New Yorker, Eleni Shermer wrote, "Her latest book argues that systematic grassroots organizing is the key to repairing today’s ravaged democracy.

"[4] In Isthmus, Don Taylor wrote, "A Collective Bargain helps explode myths about what happened to unions, and provides a framework for discussing the importance of organized labor in saving and fortifying our democratic society.

"[5] In Real Change, Mike Wold wrote: "Jane McAlevey’s ‘A Collective Bargain’ lays out a union organizing plan that could save democracy.

The bulk of the book is a kind of primer, with extensive examples about how unions work, how to run a successful organizing campaign, and how to win a strike by building unity within the workplace and support in the surrounding community.

"[8] Publishers Weekly wrote, "Labor activist McAlevey delivers a persuasive argument that the power of 'strong, democratic' trade unions can fix many of America’s social problems in this timely cri de coeur.