US Union Members See Record Pay Raises, Outpacing Nonunion Workers
- Union employees see 6.3% increase in wages over past 12 months
- Labor groups have scored recent wins in organizing, wage hikes
Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg
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Unionized workers in the US saw record raises, while nonunion workers’ pay barely beat inflation over the past 12 months, the latest government data show.
Wages of private sector union workers rose 6.3% in the year ended in March, the largest increase in data back to 2001, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics employment cost figures released Tuesday.