Union Advantage by the Numbers
Union workers get more benefits and earn higher wages than workers who don’t have a voice on the job with a union.
Job-Provided Health Insurance
- Union workers participating in job-provided health insurance 79%
- Nonunion workers participating in job-provided health insurance 52%
Union workers are 52 percent more likely than nonunion workers
to have job-provided health care
Without Health Insurance
- Union workers without health insurance coverage 2.5%
- Nonunion workers without health insurance coverage 15%
Nonunion workers are five times more likely to lack health insurance coverage
Guaranteed (defined-benefit) Pension Plans
- Union workers participating in guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension plans 77%
- Nonunion workers participating in guaranteed (defined-benefit) pension plans 20%
Union workers are 285 percent (nearly three times) more likely than nonunion workers to have defined-benefit pensions
Paid Personal Leave
- Union workers with paid personal leave 57%
- Nonunion workers with paid personal leave 38%
Union workers are 50 percent more likely than nonunion workers to have paid personal leave
Paid Vacation
- Union workers’ average days of paid vacation 15 days
- Nonunion workers’ average days of paid vacation 11.75 days
Union paid vacation advantage 28%
Weekly Earnings
- Union workers’ median weekly earnings $886
- Nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $691
Union wage advantage 28%
Women's Weekly Earnings
- Union women’s median weekly earnings $809
- Nonunion women’s median weekly earnings $615
Union wage advantage for women 32%
African American Weekly Earnings
- African American union workers’ median weekly earnings $720
- African American nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $564
Union wage advantage for African Americans 28%
Latino Weekly Earnings
- Latino union workers’ median weekly earnings $733
- Latino nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $512
Union wage advantage for Latinos 43%
Asian Weekly Earnings
- Asian American union workers’ median weekly earnings $902
- Asian American nonunion workers’ median weekly earnings $852
Union wage advantage for Asian Americans 6%
