Originally Posted by hummingbear

Yes, but only by a relatively slim majority of 58%. The article doesn’t compare union support today against any time in the past (which is the original point I was making) but I’d be willing to bet it’s on the decline as union membership becomes less common.

​​​Also, the responses are strongly divided along partisan lines with a majority of republicans believing the decline of unions is actually good for the working class (vs 23% of Ds). Even among lower income republicans, 44% think the trend is good for the working class, which, if you think about it, is a pretty big number. That kind of underscores my point about a large contingent of working Americans who explicitly support policies that benefit the wealthy over themselves. The biggest fans of labor unions? You guessed it- rich, white, educated liberals.

Some other interesting trends in the demographic breakdowns of this study, thanks for posting.