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Why People Join Unions: The Union Difference |
| Workers who are in unions earn more money, have better benefits, are more productive and have greater job security than nonunion workers. Polls show that as many as 50-60% of U.S. workers would join a union if not for fear and employer intimidation. |
| Union workers' median weekly earnings.......................................................... Nonunion workers' median weekly earnings................................................... Union wage advantage........................................................................................ | $833 $642 30% | |
| Union workers with employer-provided health insurance............................. Nonunion workers with employer-provided health insurance...................... Union health insurance advantage................................................................... | 80% 49% 63% | |
| Union workers with defined benefit pensions.................................................. Nonunion workers with defined benefit pensions........................................... Union pension advantage.................................................................................... | 68% 14% 386% | |
| Union workers with short-term disability benefits........................................... Nonunion workers with short-term disability benefits.................................... Union short-term disability benefits advantage............................................ | 62% 35% 77% | |
| Union workers' average days of paid vacation................................................. Nonunion workers' average days of paid vacation.......................................... Union paid vacation advantage.......................................................................... | 15 days 11.75 days 28% |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006.
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