Chart: Median hourly compensation growth is lower in states where collective bargaining coverage declined the most, 1979–2012

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Median hourly compensation growth is lower in states where collective bargaining coverage declined the most, 1979–2012

Note: Excludes Alaska and the District of Columbia.

Source: EPI analysis of wage data from the Current Population Survey; compensation data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, State/National Income and Product Accounts public data series; and collective bargaining data from the Current Population Survey

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The erosion of collective bargaining has widened the gap between productivity and pay

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