Study shows diminished but 'robust' link between union decline, rise of inequality

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Numerous studies have linked the decline of unions with the rise in wage inequality, but some prominent ones could not account for how individual worker characteristics might explain some of the connection. University of Illinois sociology professor Tom VanHeuvelen addressed that issue with longitudinal data in a study published in Social Forces. He found a diminished but "remarkably robust" association between union decline and higher inequality, affecting both union and nonunion workers.

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