This Complicated Union Chart Shows Almost Everything

Understanding what’s going on with unions, productivity and inequality in one cool chart!

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is an essential source for labor and union related data, analysis and commentary. It’s known for presenting a few fascinating charts, including a comparison below, of the union membership rate (the percentage of all workers who are union members) and the share of all income that goes to the top 10% of wage earners. This shows the familiar rise and fall of union membership over the last century and an apparent inverse…