Attacks on unions benefit the ultra-wealthy

Union membership rate and the share of income going to the richest 10%, 1917-2023

Chart: NC Budget & Tax CenterSource: Data on union membership follow the composite series found in Historical Statistics of the United States through 1982, updated through 2023 using Bureau of Labor Statistics, series ID: LUU0204899600. Income inequality data are from the World Inequality Database.Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper