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2016 Postmortem

applegrove

(118,577 posts) Tue Sep 6, 2016, 09:25 PM Sep 2016

In U.S., Slim Majority Again Sees Unions as Helping Economy

In U.S., Slim Majority Again Sees Unions as Helping Economy

by Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup

http://www.gallup.com/poll/195245/slim-majority-again-sees-unions-helping-economy.aspx?g_source=Economy&g_medium=lead&g_campaign=tiles

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PRINCETON, N.J. -- A slim majority of Americans, 52%, say labor unions mostly help the U.S. economy, while 41% believe unions mostly hurt it. After a sharp 14-point decline between 2006 and 2009 in the percentage of Americans who believe unions mostly help the economy, public opinion is essentially back to what it was before the recession.

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In U.S., Slim Majority Again Sees Unions as Helping Economy (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2016 OP

Hillary and Hillary PACs need to do ads on this very topic. applegrove Sep 2016 #1

The importance of people like Sanders running for office. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #2

applegrove

(118,577 posts)

1. Hillary and Hillary PACs need to do ads on this very topic.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2016, 09:26 PM

Sep 2016

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

2. The importance of people like Sanders running for office.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2016, 09:30 PM

Sep 2016

His passion for unions really came through. It's a breat of fresh air having politicians speak so passionately about unions. The verbiage over time truly does sway popular opinion.

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