National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 9-10, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of labor unions?

15% Very favorable

33% Somewhat favorable

21% Somewhat unfavorable

21% Very unfavorable

10% Not sure

2* If workers do not have labor union at their company, how difficult is it for workers to form a union?

32% Very difficult

20% Somewhat difficult

13% Not very difficult

6% Not at all difficult

29% Not sure

3* Should Congress change the law to make it easier for workers to form or join a labor union?

34% Yes

36% No

29% Not sure

4* Under current law, if enough workers express interest in forming a union, a secret ballot is held. Is it fair to require a secret ballot to determine if workers want to form a union?

63% Yes

17% No

20% Not sure

5* Some people believe that a secret ballot vote is not necessary and that a union should be formed whenever a majority of workers sign a card saying they want one. If a majority of a company’s workers sign a card saying they want to form a union, is it fair to form a union without having a vote?

30% Yes

52% No

18% Not sure

6* Suppose a company and their employees union cannot reach an agreement on a contract within 90 days. Should the government be allowed to mandate an agreement defining pay and benefits for that company’s employees?

21% Yes

56% No

23% Not sure

7* Are labor unions good or bad for the economy?

34% Good

34% Bad

21% Neither

11% Not sure

8* Would you rather work for a company whose employees have a union or a company whose employees do not have a union?

43% Have a union

37% Do not have a union

20% Not sure

9* Have you or anyone in your family ever belonged to a labor union?

53% Yes

39% No

8% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence