Unions

Americans Remain Broadly Supportive of Labor Unions

Public divided as to whether their influence should increase, decrease, or stay the same

December 1, 2008

The most recent Gallup Poll update on labor unions finds 59% of Americans saying they approve of labor unions, in line with recent years’ data. But the public remains rather divided as to whether U.S. labor unions should have more (35%), less (32%), or the same (28%) influence in the future as they have today.More ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most Americans Approve of Interracial Marriages

Blacks more likely than whites to approve of black-white unions

August 16, 2007

According to a recent Gallup Poll, 77% of Americans say they approve of marriages between blacks and whites. This includes the vast majority of whites and blacks, but blacks are much more likely than whites to approve of interracial marriages. Public support for black-white marriage has been building steadily since 1958, and reached the current plateau near the 75% mark in 2003.More ...

Madrid Forum Aims to Help EU Populations Be Heard

October 26, 2006

European social scientists, journalists, and policy-makers will gather in Madrid on Friday for a European Commission conference on "Understanding European public opinion" in effort to improve communication in European Union populations. Dr. Allan McCutcheon, director of the Gallup Research Center, will present on new analytic methods for understanding cross-national comparisons of survey data.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 ...

Americans in Labor Unions

Who wears the union label?

August 30, 2005

To examine union members more closely, Gallup aggregated the results from its past five August surveys that asked about membership. The results show some interesting differences among segments of the population.More ...

Shift in Public Perceptions About Union Strength, Influence

Majority of Americans continue to approve of labor unions

August 23, 2005

The American public seems to be aware of the challenges U.S. labor unions are facing. For the first time since Gallup began asking this question in 1999, a majority of Americans predict labor unions will be weaker in the United States in the future. In a shift from previous years, a plurality now says they would like to see labor unions have more influence in the United States than they have today. At least a majority of Americans have always approved of labor unions in general, and support for them this year is unchanged.More ...

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