Report: Unions Are Good for State Economies

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December 22nd, 2008

A series of new fact sheets from the Center for American Progress Action Fund argues that unions are good for state economies – and that more unionized workers would be even better.

From the report:

Unions paved the way to the middle class for millions of workers and pioneered benefits such as paid health care and pensions along the way. Even today, union workers earn significantly more on average than their non-union counterparts and union employers are more likely to provide benefits. And non-union workers – particularly in highly unionized industries – receive financial benefits from employers who increase wages to match what unions would win in order to avoid unionization.

If belonging to a union is good for workers, the opposite is also true: as unionization rates decline, workers are less likely to receive good wages and benefits. One way to level the playing field is to pass the Employee Free Choice Act and help improve the economic standing and workplace conditions for millions of American workers.

The factsheets look at how unions help workers in five key states: California, Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Read more and download the factsheets at the CAPAF website.

because it's true!


"oh no you can't scare me, i'm stickin' with the Union"

:)

That's a shame.:cry: