Americans strongly favor union organizing
“Generally speaking, would you favor or oppose a new law that would make it easier for labor unions to organize workers?"
Favor 53%
Oppose 39%
No Opinion 8%
Gallup Poll, March 14-15, 2009
Americans overwhelmingly support the Employee Free Choice Act
72% of Americans favor the legislation after hearing messages from both sides of the debate.
Only 21% oppose the legislation. 87% of Democrats, 69% of Independents, and 48% of Republicans favor the Employee Free Choice Act.
Hart Research Associates, December 4-10, 2008
Americans strongly support all three provisions of the Act
75% of Americans favor the provision that “Allows employees to have a union once a majority of employees in a workplace sign authorization cards indicating they want to form a union.”
64% favor the provision that “Strengthens penalties for companies that illegally intimidate or fire employees who try to form a union.”
61% favor the provision that “Establishes binding arbitration in cases where a company and a newly certified union cannot agree on a contract after three months of negotiating.”
Hart Research Associates, December 4-10, 2008
Most Americans don’t know that employers generally oppose unions
Just 47% of adults know that when elections are held in a workplace to determine whether a union will represent employees, employers generally oppose the union and try to convince employees to vote no.
30% of Americans believe that employers generally take no position and let employees decide on their own, and 21% are not sure.
Hart Research Associates, December 4-10, 2008