Unions and Upward Mobility for Women Workers

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Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research

Author(s): John Schmitt

Research Area: Labor

Keywords: Health insurance; Employee benefits; Women workers

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This report uses national data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) to show that unionization raises the wages of the typical woman worker by 11.2 percent compared to their non-union peers. The study goes on to show that unionization also increases the likelihood that a woman worker will have health insurance and a pension. The report also notes that union membership results in health care and pension gains on par with the gains of a college education. Data: 2008-12-unions-women-state.pdf