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Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions [NYTimes/CBS]
New York Times ^ | 2/28/2010 | EL COOPER and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN

Posted on 03/01/2011 7:23:40 AM PST by Incorrigible

Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions

By MICHAEL COOPER and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN

As labor battles erupt in state capitals around the nation, a majority of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against cutting the pay or benefits of public workers to reduce state budget deficits, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

...But the nationwide poll found that embattled public employee unions have the support of most Americans — and most independents — as they fight the efforts of newly elected Republican governors in Wisconsin and Ohio to weaken their bargaining powers, and the attempts of governors from both parties to cut their pay or benefits.

Governors in both parties have been making the case that public workers are either overpaid or have overly generous health and pension benefits. But 61 percent of those polled — including just over half of Republicans — said they thought the salaries and benefits of most public employees were either “about right” or “too low” for the work they do.

Tax increases were not as unpopular among those surveyed as they are among many governors, who have vowed to avoid them. Asked how they would choose to reduce their state’s deficits, those polled preferred tax increases over benefit cuts for state workers by nearly two to one. Given a list of options to reduce the deficit, 40 percent said they would increase taxes, 22 percent chose decreasing the benefits of public employees, 20 percent said they would cut financing for roads and 3 percent said they would cut financing for education.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democrats; nyslimes; obama; unions; wisconsinshowdown
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To: Incorrigible
WaPo and the NYT are just flaunting their little polls this morning to help their union buddies...as if the print media didn't have enough things driving away readers and advertisers, they decided to join with the unions against the taxpayers - you know, the ones who buy their papers.

Their stupidity explains why they back obama...the stupid stick together.

Opinions Polls are like @$$holes...everybody has one...
21 posted on 03/01/2011 7:35:29 AM PST by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: Incorrigible

Well they must have a selective sample group for this poll - like union members only, First question: Are you a union member?


22 posted on 03/01/2011 7:37:12 AM PST by Jukeman
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To: Incorrigible

Hey, I look for the union label. I really do.

If I find it on something, that thing goes right back on the shelf. Don’t knowingly buy anything union made if I have the choice.

Sick of union thugs and marxism. SICK OF THEM!


23 posted on 03/01/2011 7:37:39 AM PST by piytar (Obastard is a use of the term "bastard" in the literal sense -- Obama is hiding his daddy's identity)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

It’s a little more than double as slightly less than 12% of the workforce are union members.


24 posted on 03/01/2011 7:37:56 AM PST by pgkdan (Protect and Defend America! End the practice of islam on our shores before it's too late!)
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To: Incorrigible
a majority of Americans say they oppose efforts to weaken the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions and are also against cutting the pay or benefits of public workers to reduce state budget deficits, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

I just flat out don't believe it. This was skewed somehow by either biasing the questions, biasing the sample pool (most likely) or just outright fraud.

25 posted on 03/01/2011 7:38:49 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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To: Steely Tom
If Walker doesn't cave, will he be called "statesmanlike," as are other elected leaders who govern "against the will of the people" ?

Walker's a Republican, therefore he's merely being stubborn and intransigient.

26 posted on 03/01/2011 7:39:42 AM PST by pgkdan (Protect and Defend America! End the practice of islam on our shores before it's too late!)
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To: Incorrigible

the Oligarchy is going to bombard We the People in Flyover Country with this cr&* from now until 2012....


27 posted on 03/01/2011 7:40:46 AM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you do not, no explanation is possible")
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To: Incorrigible

Desperation.


28 posted on 03/01/2011 7:42:51 AM PST by VeeP22
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To: Incorrigible

do a news search at news.yahoo.com on the public unions. I would consider the readers of Yahoo News to be center if not LEFT OF CENTERm. Notice the majority of the postings and which of the postings are the most popular to give you an idea of the way people think about this issue in general:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110227/ap_on_re_us/us_union_demonstrations_4#mwpphu-container


29 posted on 03/01/2011 7:45:03 AM PST by MNDude (so that's what they meant by Carter's second term)
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To: liberalh8ter

The level of stupidity the MSM assigns to the general public is astoundingly insulting.

I guess we have to teach the BB heads in media, the administration and the democrats another lessen in 2012.


30 posted on 03/01/2011 7:45:18 AM PST by Bitsy ( i)
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To: Incorrigible
These public sector union people are just to dumb to see that a tiny concession on their part will save many of their members from being laid off indefinitely. Even the union workers in the auto industry could see that concessions were necessary to keep their jobs. I guess teachers are just not as smart as assembly line workers.
31 posted on 03/01/2011 7:48:30 AM PST by rightly_dividing (1 Cor. 15, 1-4)
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To: Incorrigible

Suure... the New York Times is right... when they pay us a million dollars to prove it!

Will never happen.


32 posted on 03/01/2011 7:48:36 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Bitsy
Agreed only the lessen has to be even more severe. A good portion of the so-called Republicans have to go as well!
33 posted on 03/01/2011 7:49:58 AM PST by liberalh8ter
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To: liberalh8ter
A good portion of the so-called Republicans have to go as well!

Whatever it takes - let the heads roll. Anyway, we need to change Washington from shyster lawyers to savvy business with high morals and ethics. It will be hard but we're up to it!

34 posted on 03/01/2011 7:58:00 AM PST by Bitsy ( i)
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To: Incorrigible
...according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

...'Nuff said.

35 posted on 03/01/2011 7:59:23 AM PST by WayneS (Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
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To: liberalh8ter

Agreed only the lessen has to be even more severe.

Also, hey, I was taught by Catholic nuns in the 50s- I know severe;) Oh, let’s do it anyway!


36 posted on 03/01/2011 8:00:01 AM PST by Bitsy ( i)
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To: Lazamataz

Limbaugh said a couple of weeks ago the Adminstration was quiet - where are the poll? They now have the “polls” so look forward to part 2. Bammy will speak.


37 posted on 03/01/2011 8:13:19 AM PST by Gasshog (going to get what all those libs asked for, but its not what they expected.)
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To: Incorrigible
Related Thread:

Bogus NYT-CBS Poll: Only 27% of Americans Support Tea Party But They Sure Love the Public Unions

 

38 posted on 03/01/2011 8:35:48 AM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: Incorrigible

If the Soviet Union had published polls, they would have looked like this.


39 posted on 03/01/2011 8:37:51 AM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: Incorrigible
The Unions have jumped the bust of Bernie Madoff and are dancing around it like Cargo Cultists..

All of AMerica has their noses filled with the stench of "the Unions".. especially public sector Unions..
BUT Unions in general have farted and are blaming someone else...
They farted in the elevator that is GOING DOWN not Up..

Its about time too.. they have poisoned the economic water and rotted America for decades..
Thank God for the Internet.. the green slimey truth is coming out like mucus..

40 posted on 03/01/2011 9:05:44 AM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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