Unions and Upward Mobility for Low-Wage Workers
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Economic and Policy Research
Author(s)/Creator(s): John Schmitt; Margy Waller; Shawn Fremstad; Ben Zipperer
Publishing Date: 2007-08-01
Issue Areas: Employment and Labor
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This report analyzes 15 of the lowest paying occupations in the United States and finds that unionized workers earn about 16% more than their non-unionized counterparts. Unionized workers in the same industries are also 25 percentage points more likely to have health insurance or a pension plan.
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