Wednesday, March 9, 2011

More polls show majority support for unions

The Huffington Post:

Numerous polls from recent weeks have indicated that Americans oppose the attack on public unions, particularly, efforts to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights. A Bloomberg National Poll on Wednesday found that 64% of respondents -- both Democrats and Republicans -- say public employees should have the right to bargain collectively for their wages. Bloomberg reports:

"The poll shows that political challenges to government workers are failing to draw broad support from a public more concerned about unemployment than government deficits."

Two recent Pew surveys also show that the majority of respondents, when asked about collective bargaining, side with unions.


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