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Union Protests Wisconsin - February 2011 / Photo by Protocol Photography
Organized Labor Under Attack
Over the past several months our nation has seen some of the most vicious and aggressive political and legislative attacks on organized labor in years. Despite the best efforts of the opposition, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker managed to push forward controversial legislation that eliminated the bargaining rights of most of the state's public workers. In Ohio, legislators passed a bill that would limit the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of public servants including police officers, firefighters, and teachers. Meanwhile, legislators in Florida are now considering banning public employee unions from collecting dues from their members through an automatic payroll deduction; a move that unions consider an attempt to quiet their political voice by requiring new, less efficient, bureaucratic procedures to collect dues. If that weren’t enough, a recent CNN article reports that in Maine, republican governor Paul LePage is moving forward with attempts to erase the rich history of the labor movement from public memory altogether by removing all references to the movement including murals depicting workers and unions, and references to pro-union figures such as Cesar Chavez and Francis Perkins.
As the bitter debates rage on in many states, a myriad of recent public opinion polls suggest that most Americans generally support unions. Additionally, polls also find that the majority of the American public opposes state attempts to cut benefits and restrict the collective bargaining rights of public employees.
Public Opinion of Unions

Support for Unions?
Despite the massive political onslaught against organized labor, there is still a considerable amount of support for unions, consistent across multiple studies. A poll conducted by Fox News in March, found that 3 in 5 Americans still see unions as a necessary tool to protect workers, and the latest Gallup tracking poll finds that roughly 52% of Americans approve of labor unions, compared to 41% who disapprove; a number that has declined consistently since the 1950’s when union approvals peaked at 75%. A March Bloomberg poll had similar findings, reporting that 49% of Americas had a favorable view of unions versus 40% who viewed them in an unfavorable light and 11% who were unsure.
Workers Rights?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/18/fox-news-poll-concerned-public-employee-unions-influence/
An ABC/Washington News poll conducted last month found that the large majority (81%) of Americans believe that workers in this country should have a right to form unions to negotiate with employers on things like their working conditions, pay, benefits and pensions. However that number dropped to 67% when applying the same considerations to State Employees. Last month’s CBS/New York Times poll also had similar findings, reporting that three-fifths (60%) of Americans oppose taking away bargaining rights from public employee unions. The poll also found that more than half (56%) of Americans were opposed to cutting pay or benefits to public employees to reduce budget deficits.
Union Power vs. Budget Deficits
Several polls find that most believe attacks on collective bargaining are motivated by a desire to reduce budget deficits rather than an effort to weaken the power of unions. A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in March found that 47% of the population felt that efforts by state legislators to limit collective bargaining by public employees is more about controlling costs, whereas 41% of Americans believe the the efforts are actually attempts to weaken the political power of unions., and 12% don’t know. Polls by Bloomberg and CBS reported similar findings, however, the latest Fox News Poll reports that 44% of participants believe the debates going on in several states right now about public employee union rights and benefits are better described as political attacks to try to kill unions, compared to 38% who consider them serious attempts to address budget deficits.
Yet, when asked to choose a side, the majority of Americans found themselves siding with unions rather than companies and state officials. A recent CNN poll found that in the labor disputes over the past few years, 49% of respondent’s sympathies were on the side of unions, compared to 41% who sided with companies.
Hands Off Collective Bargaining
While the motives of behind state legislators attempts to reduce the collective bargaining rights of public employees are unclear, it is rather obvious that the majority of Americans do not share their sentiment. American’s believe that unions serve the necessary function of protecting the rights and interests of American workers.

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