> Breaking News Alert > The New York Times > Mon, February 28, 2011 -- 6:30 PM ET > ----- > > Majority in Poll Opposes Weakening Bargaining Rights for Public Workers > > 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, according to the > latest New York Times/CBS News poll. > > Read More: > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/us/01poll.html?emc=na > > Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company
>From the article: "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." -- Jim Devine / "Living a life of quiet desperation -- but always with style!" _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
