[bbreier]

https://www.fastcompany.com/90227665/the-economy-is-booming-...

Quick Google search turned this up, I don't want to go too far down the rabbit hole but this line seems relevant:

> Factors like race, gender, and educational attainment have an undeniable effect on people’s economic outcomes over time that unions do not necessarily flatten, but certainly helped to mitigate. For instance, macro-level data show that unionized workers, in general, see a wage boost of around 20%. When VanHeuvelen controlled for various demographic factors like race and geographic location, he tracked wage increases between 3% and 12.5% for union members.

I'd like my chances that will add up to more than $500 over the year if I were a union worker, and this does not take into account the other potential upsides.

[hansvm]

Interesting. 3% of $25k/yr easily translates into $500 in post-tax income, and that's on the low end.