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. 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 September 2024 and October 2024 Next chart: Real wages rise as prices decelerate faster than nominal wage growth: Year-over-year changes in nominal wages, inflation, and real (inflation-adjusted) wages, 2019 to 2024 »