Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually, report finds

A report released Wednesday by the Economic Policy Institute estimated that tripling union density to 30% would raise the median worker's pay by 14.5% and shift $1.2tn to workers annually.

• The Economic Policy Institute released a report projecting that tripling union membership to 30% density would raise the median worker's pay by 14.5% annually.
• The report stated that the wage increase would shift $1.2tn to workers each year and narrow racial wage gaps.
• The report said the changes would reverse one-third of the rise in inequality since 1979 and increase health insurance coverage.
• The report included a roadmap for increasing union membership, including passing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act.