Poll: 81 Percent of Workers Against Unions

Monday, March 16, 2009 2:51 PM
By: David A. Patten

Contrary to union leaders’ expectations, the vast majority of workers have no interest in joining a union.

A Rasmussen Reports survey finds 81 percent of non-union workers do not want union representation. That compares to just 9 percent of workers who say they do want to join a union.

Even among workers whose employers are laying off employees, interest in joining a union is low: Only 9 percent want to be members of a union.

The results were based on surveys of 1,000 adults conducted March 13-14. The Rasmussen findings come as proponents of Big Labor prepare to introduce “card checkâ€