Labor links & data

  2021

·      The decline in union representation has been accompanied by rising inequality
       As union membership declines, income inequality increases 
       States with the best and worst minimum wages   

 

2020

Record 16.6 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus
Union membership falls to record low
The typical US worker can no longer afford a family on a year's salary
44% of U.S. workers are in low-wage jobs
20 states, 32 cities raise minimum wage
New Jersey expands family leave act

2018

25 states have preempted cities from passing minimum wage laws

 

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