Appendix Table C:
Union Advantage in Cost and Quality of Employee Benefit Plan
Share of Participating Workers in Plans Requiring Employee Contribution and Amount of Employer/Employee Contribution by Benefit Type and Union Status
|
Union |
Non-Union |
| Defined Benefit Plan |
|
|
Contribution Required |
3% |
4% |
Contribution not required |
97% |
96% |
| Defined Contribution Plan |
|
|
Contribution Required |
61% |
66% |
Contribution not required |
39% |
34% |
| Medical Plans |
|
|
Single Coverage - %-age requiring employee contribution |
50% |
81% |
Average flat monthly employee premium where employee contribution required |
$62.45 |
$83.51 |
Family coverage - %-age requiring employee contribution |
57% |
93% |
Average flat monthly employee premium where employee contribution required |
$196.60 |
$308.88 |
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor statistics, National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in Private Industry, March 2007, Tables 3, 4, 12 (
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0006.pdf).
