An October report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research states that unionized employees under the age of 30 earn more than 12 percent above their nonunion counterparts. Young workers belonging to unions are also more likely to have health insurance benefits and a pension plan.
“Even though they’ve done everything right – finished high school and college at higher rates than in the past, young workers have been the hardest hit by stagnant and declining wages over the last 30 years,” said CEPR Senior Economist John Schmitt, who authored the study.
A copy of the report can be found here.