Medical Benefits More Costly for NonUnion Workers
In its National Compensation Survey on Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the US as of March 2005, the BLS found that the percent of union and non-union employees required to contribute to their medical care plans was 57% vs. 79% for single coverage and 65% vs. 92% for family coverage, according to a report on the survey.
This translated to a monthly cost of $55.71 per month for single coverage for union members and $70.80 per month for single coverage for non-union members. An even greater gap exists for monthly costs of family coverage for union and non-union members, $198.19 for union workers and $292.98 for non-union workers.
The report noted that, for employees participating in medical plans that require employee contribution for part of premiums, employers pay 90% of the premiums for single coverage for union workers and 81% of the premiums for single coverage for non-union workers. For family coverage, employers pay 84% of premiums for union employees and only 68% of premiums for non-union members.
The complete survey can be found here .