Unions need the next generation to understand the important and transformative role that unions have played in the modern economy because the next generation of workers possesses the skills to keep wage fairness alive unions matter and it matters that we learn how much they still do. With historical sidebars ranging from the industrial workers of the world to cesar chavez and a generous sprinkling of photos and cartoons why unions matter is a clear and simple introduction to the labor movements purpose and promise more. Unions can be bureaucratic and hard to navigate in the same way dealing with the permit process to build a house or a building or opening a childcare centre is paying union dues can feel as exciting as paying taxes but unions we may finally be coming to realise are absolutely essential to democracy. To matter in the future unions must remain united in the present the author says why unions matter more than ever when i travel across the country i often hear from business leaders