(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - New Gallup polling finds 71% of people in the U.S. approve of Unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years.

This coincides with the greatest number of Workers represented by a Union in 16 years.

The Gallup polling showed Unions are favorable across generations and party lines with 77% of adults ages 18-to-34, 74% of adults ages 35-to-54 and 67% of adults ages 55 and older approving of Unions - and 89% of Democrats, 70% of Independents and 52% of Republicans also approving of Unions. 

This is just one of many recent surveys demonstrating the broad popularity of Unions: Unions are more popular than Big Business. People in the U.S. favor Unions over Big Business by more than 16 percentage points - the greatest gap ever recorded; 56 million U.S. Workers would join a Union tomorrow if they could. 43% of Non-Union Workers would vote to Unionize their workplace if given the opportunity; and Majority views Union decline as bad for the U.S. Most people in the U.S. say the decline in Union Density is bad for the country (60%) and bad for Working People (62%). 

It should be no surprise that the public views Unions favorably: Unions help Workers win higher wages, advocate for safer and healthier workplaces, support a thriving Middle Class, and strengthen Democracy by boosting civic participation.  

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