Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site ( http://www.bls.gov ) and select

“Publications” and then “Economic News Releases.” Find and select “Union Members.” What are the median weekly earnings of union members compared with the median for nonunion wage-earning and salaried workers for the most recent year? What is the measured union wage advantage?

Provide one other statistic of your choice from the data on union and nonunion wages. For example, “In 2008, the measured union wage advantage among government workers was xx.x percent.”