Unions Boost Wages and Expand Benefits Among Workers with Disabilities
Union-Associated Percent Increase in Median Hourly Wage and Access to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Retirement Coverage for Workers with Disabilities (Regression-Adjusted)
This figure uses orange bars to show the regression-adjusted union-associated percent increase in wages and benefit access for employed adults with disabilities. Union representation is associated with a 17.7 percent increase in median hourly wages for people with disabilities. It is also associated with a 40.4 percent increase in access to employer-sponsored health insurance and a 54 percent increase in access to employer-sponsored retirement plans.