Posted Mar 01, 2011 at 8:49 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a New York Times/CBS News Poll, "As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority
of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective bargaining
rights of public employee unions and are also against cutting the pay
or benefits of public workers to reduce state budget deficits . . . Americans oppose weakening the bargaining rights of public employee
unions by a margin of nearly two to one: 60 percent to 33 percent. While
a slim majority of Republicans favored taking away some bargaining
rights, they were outnumbered by large majorities of Democrats and
independents who said they opposed weakening them. Those surveyed said
they opposed, 56 percent to 37 percent, cutting the pay or benefits of
public employees to reduce deficits, breaking down along similar party
lines. A majority of respondents who have no union members living in
their households opposed both cuts in pay or benefits and taking away
the collective bargaining rights of public employees."
Tagged: 2011, US Workers, unions, collective bargaining
Posted Aug 12, 2010 at 9:37 AM by Maurice Berger
A new Gallup survey reports that 17% of U.S. "workers say they work for federal, state,
or local government, ranging from 38% in Washington, D.C., to 12% in
Ohio. More than a quarter of workers in Washington, D.C., Alaska,
Virginia, and Maryland work for government, as do upwards of 15% in the
vast majority of states." Here is Gallup's chart:
Tagged: 2010, US Workers, Federal Government
Posted Mar 11, 2010 at 8:45 AM by Maurice Berger
Despite high unemployment and a depressed economy, seven out of ten employed Americans say that "their
jobs are ideal, leaving nearly one-third of the U.S. workforce who feel
their jobs aren't exactly right for them." According to a recent Gallup survey, "While majorities of respondents at all income levels report that their
jobs are ideal, the percentage saying so increases with income.
Americans with annual household incomes of at least $120,000 per year
are the most likely to say their jobs are ideal (77%), while those
making less than $12,000 per year are the least likely (57%)."
Tagged: 2010, US Workers
