{"id":25625,"date":"2015-09-24T21:55:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T01:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=25625"},"modified":"2015-09-24T21:55:06","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T01:55:06","slug":"new-study-finds-unionized-latinos-earn-dramatically-more-than-counterparts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/new-study-finds-unionized-latinos-earn-dramatically-more-than-counterparts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Finds Unionized Latinos Earn Dramatically More Than Counterparts","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
A new report from the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) shows that Latino union workers have distinct advantages over their non-union peers in terms of their bring home pay and benefits. A new report from the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) shows that Latino union workers have distinct advantages over their non-union peers in terms of their bring home pay and benefits. \u201cLatino Workers and Unions: A Strategic Partnership for America\u2019s Progress\u201d provides the latest data on the wages and benefits afforded Latino workers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u201cLatino Workers and Unions: A Strategic Partnership for America\u2019s Progress<\/a>\u201d provides the latest data on the wages and benefits afforded Latino workers through union membership.
\nThe report finds that unionized Latino workers make $11,544 more in yearly wages. In addition, their non-union counterparts face an increased chance of wage theft and on the job mortality while also receiving the lowest quality pension and health insurance coverage.
\nThe report also recommends that unions begin extensive outreach to the Latino community in order to impact workers\u2019 rights and increase their own power.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"