On Labor Day, support for unions plunges to all-time low
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 »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Fair Spin (Right)
Polls reflect public opinion, and big corporate media has been more negative than usual about labor unions as big corporate media tends to oppose EFCA and other labor issues. Media supports "free trade" and ignores the loss of manufacturing abroad to slave-wage labor, while blaming unions for their supposed exorbitant wages. Polls reflect opinions, and labor has little presence on mass media.