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Benefits January 10, 2011
Survey Finds Declining Support for Public Worker Unions
January 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new national telephone survey shows 45% of Americans now at least somewhat favor unions for public employees, while an identical number (45%) are opposed to them.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
According to Rasmussen Reports, 21% of survey respondents said they “strongly favor” such unions and 30% indicated they “strongly oppose” them. This compares to last year, when 53% of adults responding to a survey favored unions for public employees, while 37% opposed them.
In addition, the survey found 51% of respondents now at least somewhat favor unions for private sector workers, with just 39% opposed.
The survey of 1,000 adults was conducted January 6-7, 2011.