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Union Advantage by the Numbers Union workers’ median weekly earnings $781 Nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $612 Union wage advantage 28% Union women’s median weekly earnings $723 Nonunion women’s median weekly earnings $541 Union wage advantage for women 34% African American union workers’ median weekly earnings $656 African American nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $507 Union wage advantage for African Americans 29% Latino union workers’ median weekly earnings $679 Latino nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $428 Union wage advantage for Latinos 59% Asian American union workers’ median weekly earnings $765 Asian American nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $691 Union wage advantage for Asian Americans 11% Union workers with guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension 70% Nonunion workers with guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension 16% Union pension advantage 338% Union workers whose jobs provide health insurance 86% Nonunion workers whose jobs provide health insurance 59.5% Union health benefits advantage 45% Union workers without health insurance coverage 2.5% Nonunion workers without health insurance coverage 15% Union advantage 500% Union workers’ average days of paid vacation 15 days Nonunion workers’ average days of paid vacation 11.75 days Union paid vacation advantage 27% Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Union Members in 2004, Jan. 27, 2005; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, November 2004; Economic Policy Institute; Employee Benefits Research Institute, May 2005.
Working Families Are Struggling
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