Interactive: Unions Build a Stronger Middle Class

Unions Lead to Higher Income for the Middle Class

Interactive from Nick Bunker, David Madland, and Karla Walter shows how unionization leads to more income for middle-class families.

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Stronger Unions Create a Stronger Middle Class

Click on a state, or on “all states,” to see information about unionization there.

Drag the blue arrow to adjust the union membership rate and see how it affects middle class earnings in the state.

Change in middle class earnings
Average change in earnings for middle class households

See also:

Unions Make the Middle Class: Without Unions, the Middle Class Withers by David Madland, Karla Walter, and Nick Bunker
Infographic: Six Ways Unions Build a Strong Middle Class
As Unions Weaken So Does the Middle Class by David Madland and Nick Bunker
New Census Data Show Middle Class Continues to Struggle by David Madland and Nick Bunker

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