{"id":16915,"date":"2011-02-24T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/unions-ensure-fair-treatment\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:42:45","slug":"unions-ensure-fair-treatment","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2011\/02\/24\/unions-ensure-fair-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Unions Ensure Fair Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While favorability ratings for labor unions remain at a low \u2014 45% of Americans express a favorable view \u2014 a majority of the public says unions protect workers rather than provide them unfair advantages. Asked which statement comes closer to their views, 55% say union agreements ensure fair treatment of union workers, while just 34% say such agreements give union workers unfair advantages. Two-thirds of Democrats (67%) say unions protect workers, while 25% say they give union workers unfair advantages. Independents, by a 55%-to-34% margin, also side with unions as a protector of fair treatment Republicans, however, say agreements give union workers unfair advantages by a 48%-to-42% margin. While majorities of whites (52%) and Hispanics (53%) say unions protect workers, blacks are especially supportive of unions \u2014 75% say unions ensure fair treatment while just 19% say union workers gain an unfair advantage. Americans with less income are more likely to say unions protect workers, while those with more than $75,000 in family income split \u2014 47% say unions ensure fair treatment, 45% say they give workers unfair advantages. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pubs\/1897\/favorability-labor-unions-salary-american-worker-productivity-public-sector\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of Americans say union agreements don\u2019t give union workers unfair advantages, but rather ensure fair treatment for 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