Unions and Upward Mobility for Latino Workers

Contributing Organization(s): Center for Economic and Policy Research


Author(s)/Creator(s): John Schmitt

Publishing Date: 2008-09-16

Issue Areas: Employment and Labor; Race and Ethnicity; Government Reform

Ownership/Rights Info: Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Generic

This report uses national data from 2004 to 2007 to show that unionization raises the wages of the typical Latino worker by 17.6 percent compared to their non-union peers. The study goes on to show that unionization also increases the likelihood that a Latino worker will have health insurance and a pension.

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Intended Audience: Advocates; College/University Professors; General Public; Legislators/Legislative Aids; Policy Professionals; Researchers

Type/Format: Dataset; Evaluation; Policy Brief

Language code: English

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