US EditionNearly a million US union members got double-digit raises this year
- Over 700,000 American workers have secured pay raises of 10% or more in the past six months, with nearly 300,000 of those deals being reached in the last six weeks.
- Unions have successfully negotiated significant pay increases and job protections, resulting in double-digit pay hikes for nearly 900,000 workers across various industries, including airlines and automotive.
- The success of these negotiations is attributed to a combination of a tight labor market, low unemployment rates, strong company profits, and more ambitious bargaining goals set by union leaders.
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Nearly a million US union members got double-digit raises this year
But not surprisingly, the union members are enjoying better gains. Union members earned average weekly pay of $1,216 last year, or 18% more than the average pay of $1,029 for nonunion workers, according to Labor Department data.
Unions are the strongest in decades. Nearly a million Americans got double-digit raises as a result
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank. That’s how many unionized workers have won immediate pay hikes of 10% or more in just the last year, according to an analysis
Unions are the strongest in decades. Nearly a million Americans got double-digit raises as a result
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank. That’s how many unionized workers have won immediate pay hikes of 10% or more in just the last year, according to an analysis
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