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 »

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Dayne Kaufman
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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 reporting numerical data that it was kept brief and to the point. Other information that were in the polls that weren't written about in the article would have helped make the story a little better. It seems like this piece would be a perfect candidate for some infographics about the polls, since he did decide to leave out a lot of the data.

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