Unions and Upward Mobility for Latino Workers


 

Publication Date:

Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research

Author(s): John Schmitt

Research Area: Labor

Keywords: Ethnic communities; Health insurance

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This report uses national data from 2004 to 2007 to show that unionization raises the wages of the typical Latino worker by 17.6 percent compared to their non-union peers. The study goes on to show that unionization also increases the likelihood that a Latino worker will have health insurance and a pension. Summary: benefits-unions-latinos.pdf