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Union members — workers like you — benefit most from the union's collective bargaining power to negotiate with employers on their behalf. This basic right gives you as a union member more power than if you tried to negotiate as an individual.
We know that unions promote economic equality and build worker power, helping workers to win increases in pay, better benefits, and safer working conditions. But that’s not all unions do. Unions also have powerful effects on workers’ lives outside of work. In this report, we document the correlation between higher levels of unionization in ...
By providing data on union coverage, activities, and impacts, this report helps explain how unions fit into the economy today; how they affect workers, communities, occupations and industries, and the country at large; and why collective bargaining is essential for a fair and prosperous economy and a vibrant democracy.
Unionized workers (workers covered by a union contract) earn on average 11.2% more in wages than nonunionized peers (workers in the same industry and occupation with similar education and experience). Black and Hispanic workers get a larger boost from unionization.
Unions raise wages of unionized workers by roughly 20% and raise compensation, including both wages and benefits, by about 28%. Unionized workers receive more generous health benefits than non-unionized workers— and pay less for those more generous health benefits.
Key Takeaways. Unions are worker groups formed to negotiate pay and working conditions with employers. Collective bargaining helps employees increase their leverage in contract negotiations. Ten...
Arguments For & Against the Legislation. What labor unions do. In 2023, thousands of Starbucks employees went on strike, demanding a starting wage of $20 per hour, affordable health insurance, at least 37 guaranteed work hours per week, and schedules set months in advance.