On Labor Day, support for unions plunges to all-time low

Examiner.com by Byron York | Sep. 7, 2009 (News Report)

Before this year, American support for unions had remained remarkably stable for nearly four decades. In August 2001, in the first months of George W. Bush's presidency, Gallup's results for the same question were 60 percent approve, 32 percent disapprove. In August 1997, in Bill Clinton's second term, they were 60-31. In 1985, during Ronald Reagan's presidency, the figures were 58-27. In 1978, during Jimmy Carter's time in the White House, they were ... Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Sep. 7, 2009

Reports the Gallup numbers, but lacks any kind of analysis to explain what accounts for the sudden drop in support.

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 by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 8, 2009

York is a regressive, with a predisposition to make labor unions look bad, so he is reporting happy news, and it shows. No investigation regarding why the numbers are lower either here nor in the linked Gallup poll.

Polls reflect public opinion, and big corporate media has been more negative than usual about labor unions as big corporate media tends to oppose ... More »

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 by Lynn R. Willis - Sep. 7, 2009

This is good, straight-forward reporting of Gallup's data. The story is short, which is good because it is based entirely on one data point. If the numbers go up the next time this matter is polled, the story will be worthless.

If unions help workers to get their fair share of wages and benefits from corporations, they're good. If they become self-serving mechanisms for ... More »

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 by Patricia Anne Kelley - Sep. 7, 2009

Telling the truth

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 by Dayne Kaufman - Sep. 9, 2009

Byron York reported the new data from the Gallup survey, and even researched the support of labor unions for recent presidents. However, he didn't offer any ideas as to why the numbers have changed from the previous presidents. I would have liked to read some analysis of the new information. I could have gathered most of the information stated in the story simply by glancing at the Gallup polls myself. That being said, it was a well written story, and I'm glad since he only was ... More »

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