Posts tagged World Inequality Database

    US union membership is at its lowest level since the Great Depression

    May 19, 2023 // When it comes to their employees, employers are getting more for less these days. US wages have stagnated in recent years, and salary increases have not caught up with inflation. Meanwhile, US productivity grew 3.7 times as fast as pay—64.6% compared to 17.3%—between 1979 and 2021.