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Sociology 441: Stratification 
graph union wages 1950-2000
Other union trends:
Union and nonunion wages
Unionization by data source
Unionization by industry sector
Strikes
Strikes and unemployment

Other possible causes of inequality:
Foreign trade
De-industrialization
Unemployment
Minimum wage laws

Income inequality trends:
Overall inequality
Share of bottom quintile
Share of middle quintile
Share of top quintile

 
 
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Last updated May 9, 2000
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