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Colombians Approve of Trade Agreement With U.S.

Despite recent economic growth, ratings of job creation remain low

February 1, 2008
Colombians’ perception that their country’s economic condition remains poor coincides with majority support for the proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. But Colombia’s human rights record remains a troubling complication; just 20% of Colombians say people can feel safe making political comments in public.More ...
The Effects of U.S.-Colombia Trade

The Effects of U.S.-Colombia Trade

February 1, 2008
As the Bush administration pushes Congress to approve free trade with Colombia, Gallup sits down with Dr. Peter DeShazo, director of the Americas Program at CSIS, to discuss the implications of public opinion in the region and what a deal could mean for both nations.
Aussie PM Howard's Ties to Bush May Be Hurting Him in Polls

Aussie PM Howard's Ties to Bush May Be Hurting Him in Polls

October 17, 2007
Australian Prime Minister John Howard's relationship with President Bush may hurt him in the upcoming election.

Clinton as Dominant Among Union Members as Non-Members

Democratic union members' preferences differ little from broader party

September 20, 2007
Hillary Clinton continues to enjoy a better-than-20-percentage-point advantage over all her challengers for the 2008 Democratic nomination, according to the latest national Gallup Poll. An analysis of combined Gallup data from the last two months shows Clinton enjoys a similarly large lead among union members who are Democrats. John Edwards, running third nationally, is essentially tied with Barack Obama for second among these union members.More ...

U.S. Workers Say They Waste About an Hour at Work Each Day

Say their co-workers are unproductive about an hour and a half daily

September 6, 2007
Gallup's annual Work and Education poll asked Americans who are employed full or part time to estimate the number of hours that they and, separately, their co-workers waste or are unproductive during a typical work day. On average, workers report they personally waste about one hour per work day, while they estimate that their co-workers waste slightly more time -- about an hour and half -- each day.More ...

Labor Unions

Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions? Overall, do you think labor unions mostly help or mostly hurt [INSERT ITEM, RANDOM ORDER]? How about -- [INSERT NEXT ITEM]? In the labor disputes of the last two or three years, have your sympathies, in general been -- [ROTATED: on the side of unions (or) on the side of the companies]?More ...

Sixty Percent of Americans Approve of Labor Unions

Little changed in recent years

August 31, 2007
Gallup's annual Work and Education survey finds little change during recent years in Americans' view of labor unions, with 60% now approving of unions. Less than one in five Americans say labor unions in this country will become stronger in the future, and only about one in three say they would like to see labor unions have more influence. Only about one in ten Americans say they personally belong to a labor union.More ...

Public: Big Government Greater Threat Than Big Labor, Big Business

Liberals divided as to whether big business, big government poses greater threat

January 5, 2007
A recent Gallup Poll updated one of Gallup's long-term trend questions that asks Americans whether big government, big business, or big labor will be the biggest threat to the country in the future. Most Americans say big government poses the greatest threat in the future and have consistently said so since 1965. Political attitudes shape Americans' views as to which of these poses the greatest threat to the country.More ...

Most Americans Approve of Labor Unions

Say unions benefit the economy, union workers

September 1, 2006
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney is making the case this Labor Day for a change of power in Congress and for expanding the labor movement. Sweeney heralds new statistics that show earnings for working Americans have fallen at the same time that the U.S. economy, worker productivity, and corporate profits have grown. Only 13% of U.S. workers today belong to a union, but most Americans approve of unions and applaud the job they do for their members.More ...

Public Remains Positive About Labor Unions

More Americans side with unions than companies

September 13, 2005
It's been a difficult summer for the labor movement. In late July, three major unions representing 4.6 million workers split from AFL-CIO, the country's largest labor federation, amid complaints that AFL-CIO leaders were focusing too much on politics and not enough on recruiting new members. Northwest Airlines employees have been striking since Aug. 20 and a resolution is still nowhere in sight. But the news isn't all bad for labor leaders.More ...
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