Research Reveals Union Membership Dramatically Narrows the Racial Wealth Gap for Families of Color

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Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2018
By: Christian E. Weller and David Madland
Unions help increase the wealth for all workers, but new research from the Center for American Progress shows that unions boost wealth the most for families of color, narrowing the racial wealth gap. Using data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, CAP found that union members have greater wealth than nonmembers, and the difference is much larger for . . .