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61% Say Secret Union Ballot Most Fair: 64% expect Obama/Congress To Ok “Card Check.”

March 17th, 2009 • Richard Cochrane
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Aaahh!

…nearly two-thirds say Obama and Congress will OK “card check” even if unfair to payback unions.

Sixty-one percent (61%) of Americans say it is fair to require a vote by secret ballot if workers want to form a union. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 18% say it is not fair to require a secret ballot. But, in another poll, nearly two-thirds say Obama and Congress will OK “card check” even if unfair to payback unions.

At the same time, most Americans (57%) believe it is at least somewhat difficult for workers to form a union. Just 19% say it is not difficult to form a union.

Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Republicans believe it is fair to require a secret ballot along with 54% of Democrats and 62% of those not affiliated with either major party.

But, 70% of Democrats believe it is difficult for employees to create a union. Forty-three percent (43%) of Republicans share that view along with 54% of unaffiliated voters.

A proposal has been made to ease the process of starting a union. It would allow unions to be formed without a secret ballot if a majority of workers signed a card saying they want a union. Thirty-two percent (32%) of adults say this approach is fair while 52% disagree.

Seventy percent (70%) of Republicans and 51% of unaffiliateds say it is not fair to form a union without having a vote. Democrats, on the other hand, are closely divided: 43% say it’s enough if a majority of workers sign a card saying they want a union, but 39% disagree.

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