Labor union decline also drives down wages for nonunion workers, study finds

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 10:01 in Mathematics & Economics

A dramatic decline in the density of U.S. labor unions since the 1970s has resulted in  lower wages for both union and nonunion workers, suggests a new study led by Jake Rosenfeld, associate professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The report, “Union decline lowers wages of nonunion workers: […]

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