APPROVAL OF UNIONS AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN MANY YEARS

According to a Gallup Poll on August 28 of this year, the approval rating for labor unions among the American public reached 64%.  This 64% approval rating is up 16 points from the all-time low just ten years ago.  The poll indicated that about 14% of Americans live in a union household.  The survey found an 86% approval rating among those living in a union household, but only a 60% approval rating in non-union households.