This piece was also published on Medium. For decades, Americans were evenly divided in their relative support of labor unions and big business, but that’s no longer the case. Now, Americans are more likely to side with labor than at any time in the past 60 years. For people whose instincts about economic and political…

In contrast, recent trends do differ by education group. Until 2012, Americans with the most formal education (Bachelor+) were the most pro-business. By 2024, they became the most pro-union. On the other hand, Americans with the least formal education (less than high school) were historically among the most pro-union but recently became the least pro-union. High school graduates, some college, and bachelor-plus all expressed record-high pro-union sentiment in 2024. Even those without a high school degree remained near their record high.

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  • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    3 days ago

    And then there’s my dad. He worked for one of the country’s larger businesses for decades and constantly repeats all their anti-union training.

    He actually believes that all a union wants to do is take your money via dues and provide the worker with nothing. It’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard. It’s not even like his job paid the bills either, we were poor growing up and he’s poor now.

  • Seleni@lemmy.world
    15·
    3 days ago

    It used to be that ‘uneducated’ and ‘dumb’ were different things, but boy howdy are the Republicans trying to make them the same picture.

    • danglybits23@lemm.eeEnglish
      10·
      3 days ago

      I work in a trade and some of these creatures are both of those, along with a healthy portion of willful ignorance, arrogance and apathy. I’m grateful I get to work mostly alone, but interacting with some is painful enough that it feels like a chore.