Which Industries Get Most Public Support for Unionization?
by SavvyRoo on Apr 29, 2015 | Views: 121 | Score: 0
No | Yes | |
---|---|---|
Manufacturing/factory | 15 | 82 |
Public transport | 23 | 74 |
Police and firefighters | 25 | 72 |
Public school teachers | 26 | 71 |
Supermarket/retail | 29 | 68 |
Fast food | 35 | 62 |
Should workers in the following fields be able to unionize?
%
Sources:
people-press.org
Despite the relatively disadvantaged position of labor in the United States, very strong majorities of Americans support the unionization of all of the industries to the left. The chart begs the question: why should some industries be more deserving of unionization than others?