For many years, labor unions paved the road to middle-class living for many American families, and a new survey finds that minorities still hold in high esteem the institutions that helped to raise minimum wage and obtain overtime pay for blue-collar workers. [cont.] Rosa Ramirez, National Journal Read more »
Labor Union Approval Steady at 52%
A slim majority of Americans, 52%, approve of labor unions, unchanged from 2010 and 2011, and up only slightly from the all-time low of 48% in 2009. Americans had been far more approving of unions before 2009 than they have in the last few years. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Public opposes unlimited campaign spending
About two-thirds of Americans oppose unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, according to the 2012 State of the First Amendment national survey released today by the First Amendment Center. [cont.] First Amendment Center Read more »
Democrats More Confident in Labor; Republicans, in Business
Aside from the presidency, the U.S. societal institutions sparking the most divergent reactions from Republicans and Democrats are big business, organized labor, and the police. [cont.] Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Majority of Union Members Favor Obama; a Third Back Romney
A majority of union members say they would vote for Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race, although their support is by no means monolithic. While 57% of union workers who are registered to vote would support Obama, 35% would vote for Mitt Romney. [cont.] Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »