Figure DUnion erosion was major cause of wage suppression in recent decades: Real median wages (in 2020$), actual and without effect of eroded unionization, 1979–2017 Share on Facebook Tweet this chart EmbedCopy the code below to embed this chart on your website.<iframe width="100%" height="460" src="https://www.epi.org?p=272671&view=embed&embed_template=charts_v2013_08_21&embed_date=20260616&onp=272671&utm_source=epi_press&utm_medium=chart_embed&utm_campaign=charts_v2" frameborder="0"></iframe> Download image This chart appears in: What to know about this summer’s strike activity: What’s spurring the rise in labor actions? Previous chart: « Employment change by industry (thousands) between April and May 2026 Next chart: The race between wage and price growth: Year-over-year changes in nominal wages, inflation, and real (inflation-adjusted) wages, 2019–2026 »
