61% of Americans favor collective bargaining rights

[rightwinger]

Poll: Americans favor union bargaining rights - USATODAY.com

MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin, compared with 33% who would favor such a law.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators in Wisconsin have proposed cutting union rights for most state government workers and making them pay more for benefits. Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa and other states with Republican governors are considering similar laws.

 

[Stephanie]

ah, now a poll matters.

 

[B. Kidd]

I thought polls were for sheep?

 

[G.T.]

I thought healthcare shouldn't have passed because of what the polls said?

 

[washamericom]

it's till hard for me to picture NORMA RAE as a tenured schoolteacher with a 90 thousand dollar salary and summers off.

 

[Mini 14]

Poll: Americans favor union bargaining rights - USATODAY.com

MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin, compared with 33% who would favor such a law.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators in Wisconsin have proposed cutting union rights for most state government workers and making them pay more for benefits. Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa and other states with Republican governors are considering similar laws.

That truly is irrelevant.

What is relevant is the percentage of Wisconsinites who support or oppose it.

 

[rightwinger]

I guess they don't count when they go the other way. What Americans understand is that workers deserve the right to form groups to fight for their best interests. Any manager wants to be able to restrict the ability of his workers to negotiate. Right now, unions, or the threat of being able to form a union keeps management in check

Americans overwhelmingly support that right

 

[B. Kidd]

QUESTION: What do public employee unions and sheep have in common?


ANSWER: Both are ripe for shearing.

 

[NYcarbineer]

it's till hard for me to picture NORMA RAE as a tenured schoolteacher with a 90 thousand dollar salery and summers off.

Teachers don't make 90,000 a year and Norma Rae didn't have a master's degree in education.

 

[Claudette]

Well shit.

Nobody asked me.

 

[Stephanie]

Hey, we're not opposed to you all starting groups.

some people started the Micky Mouse group, and nobody wanted to stop them.

 

[NYcarbineer]

ah, now a poll matters.

They mattered to the Right when they claimed most people opposed the healthcare bill.

Then, of course they didn't matter when most people said they didn't want healthcare repealed.

 

[Stephanie]

ah, now a poll matters.

They mattered to the Right when they claimed most people opposed the healthcare bill.

Then, of course they didn't matter when most people said they didn't want healthcare repealed.

Yeah well, I posted a poll a few days ago that showed 64% of people backed Walker, and you all poo pooed that one. so this week some new poll come out now all of a sudden it is the gospel word.

 

[washamericom]

it's till hard for me to picture NORMA RAE as a tenured schoolteacher with a 90 thousand dollar salery and summers off.

Teachers don't make 90,000 a year and Norma Rae didn't have a master's degree in education.

what's the salary range including package for the wisconsin teachers?

 

[rightwinger]

QUESTION: What do public employee unions and sheep have in common?


ANSWER: Both are ripe for shearing.

ANSWER: Both get attacked by wolves if they wander away from the group

 

[rightwinger]

it's till hard for me to picture NORMA RAE as a tenured schoolteacher with a 90 thousand dollar salery and summers off.

Teachers don't make 90,000 a year and Norma Rae didn't have a master's degree in education.

what's the salary range including package for the wisconsin teachers?

Even Baseball players have a union to look out for their rights and yes...the owners whine about it

 

[VaYank5150]

Poll: Americans favor union bargaining rights - USATODAY.com

MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin, compared with 33% who would favor such a law.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators in Wisconsin have proposed cutting union rights for most state government workers and making them pay more for benefits. Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa and other states with Republican governors are considering similar laws.

I wonder how many would support a pink slip and hitting the unemployment lines over paying a little more for their healthcare and pension benefits?

 

[Stephanie]

I guess it's ture, Liberals can't think for themselves, they have to have some thug Union boss do the thinking for them.

No wonder they love BIG DADDY GOVERMENT.

 

[Mini 14]

48% Back GOP Governor in Wisconsin Spat, 38% Side With Unions - Rasmussen Reports™

I guess its all in which poll you want to buy into, huh?

 

[B. Kidd]

Poll: Americans favor union bargaining rights - USATODAY.com

MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The poll found 61% would oppose a law in their state similar to such a proposal in Wisconsin, compared with 33% who would favor such a law.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators in Wisconsin have proposed cutting union rights for most state government workers and making them pay more for benefits. Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa and other states with Republican governors are considering similar laws.

You use polls like a drunk uses a lamppost - for support rather than illumination.