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Jan 30, 2024 · Unions are worker groups formed to negotiate pay and working conditions with employers. Collective bargaining helps employees increase their leverage in contract negotiations.
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Dec 15, 2021 · 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 ...
- Higher wages. On average unionized workers are paid $5.40 an hour or 23 per cent more than those who aren’t members of a union. The union advantage is considerably higher for women and lower paid occupations.
- Greater equality. Compensation in unionized workplaces is more equitable overall, with relatively higher wages for lower paid workers and less of a wage gap for women, younger workers and racialized workers.
- Pensions/benefits. Over 70 per cent of union members have access to a workplace pension, compared to less than 30 per cent of non-union workers. Union members have better health and other benefits, including leave, than non-unionized workers.
- Job security and tenure. Unionized workers are more likely to be full-time, permanent and to work longer for their employers. For instance, 14 per cent of unionized workers are part-time, compared to 20 per cent of non-unionized workers; 12 per cent are on temporary status compared to 14 per cent of non-unionized workers; and almost half (49 per cent) have ten years of experience with their employer compared to just 35 per cent for non-unionized workers.
Aug 24, 2017 · 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.
Aug 26, 2003 · Unions reduce wage inequality because they raise wages more for low- and middle-wage workers than for higher-wage workers, more for blue-collar than for white-collar workers, and more for workers who do not have a college degree. Strong unions set a pay standard that nonunion employers follow.
Do unions really help employees? Unions help employees by empowering workers to come together to negotiate fair wages and benefits, safe workplaces, and decent work hours that are governed and protected by a collective bargaining agreement.
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Feb 26, 2019 · Unionized workers who are paid a decent wage and enjoy job security help their neighbours by shopping locally, and adding to a tax base that provides for schools, police, healthcare, etc. The benefits of union representation are spread far and wide.
