Unions and Upward Mobility for African-American Workers

John Schmitt

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Abstract: This report finds that unionized black workers earn more than their non-union peers. In addition, the data show that black workers in unions are more likely to have health-insurance benefits and a pension plan than their non-union counterparts.

Keywords: unions; African-Americans; wages; benefits; pension (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J J1 J3 J31 J41 J5 J6 J68 J88 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2008-03
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