THE UNION DIFFERENCE

There are 16 million union members across the country, and over 85,000 working families in Contra Costa County.

We are workers in hospitals and nursing homes, refineries and on construction sites, trains, buses and airplanes. We are security guards, engineers, office workers, musicians, electricians, postal workers, janitors and more.

  • Union workers average $204 more per week than their non-union counterparts

  • Union workers are more likely to have employer-provided pensions and health insurance.

  • Union workers have safe working conditions that prevent death, illness, and injury.

  • Better workplace and working conditions without the fear of retaliation.

Health Insurance

Access to job-provided health insurance:
79% of Union workers
49% of non-union workers

Black Working People

Black working people median weekly earnings:
$800: Black Union workers
$617: Black non-union workers

AAPI Working People

Asian American working people median weekly earnings:
$1,094: Asian American Union Workers
$977: Asian American non-union workers

Paid Sick Leave

Access to paid sick leave:
83% of Union workers
62% of non-union workers

Working Women

Women’s median weekly earnings:
$928: Union women’s
$697: non-union women’s

Latino Working People

Latino working people median weekly earnings:
$862: Latino Union workers
$586: Latino non-union workers

Retirement

Participation in defined-benefit pension plans:
76% of Union workers
16% of non-union workers

Median Weekly Earnings

Median weekly earnings:
$980: Union workers
$776: non-union workers

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Legislation

Unions are the spearhead for improving working conditions all across America. Here are just some of the ways that unions have raised the working standards for all workers:

  • Family and Medical Leave Act

  • Pregnancy and Parental Leave

  • All Breaks at Work (including Lunch Breaks)

  • Weekends and Paid Vacations

  • Sick Leave

  • Minimum Wage

  • Social Security

  • Overtime and Holiday Pay

  • Child Labor Laws

  • Privacy Rights

  • Civil Rights

  • Homeowners Bill of Rights

  • OSHA

  • 40-Hour Work Week

  • 8-Hour Work Day

  • Military Leave

  • Protections for Immigrant Workers

  • Workers Compensation

  • Unemployment Insurance

  • Wrongful Termination Laws

  • Sexual Harassment Laws

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Employer Dental, Life and Vision Insurance

  • Equal Pay Acts of 1963 and 2011