Unionized retail workers earn more money than nonunion workers: report
13 Jul 2021, 05:59 GMT+10
WASHINGTON D.C.: Unionized workers are earning higher wages, compared to nonunion workers in the U.S. retail sector, with their weekly pay gap widening to $50 from nearly $20 between 2013 and 2019, a new survey has shown.
By the end of 2019, unionized workers were making $730 a week, on average, while non-unionized workers were taking home over $670, according to Reuters' analysis of a three-year rolling average of data on U.S. retail wages obtained from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
One reason for the widening wage gap is that unionized retail workers work longer shifts per week and more predictable hours, Reuters reported.