The AFL-CIO commissions research on public opinion trends among union members and the general public on issues important to working people, such as how people feel about jobs, retirement, corporations, unions, health care and such workplace issues as wage equality and safety. These reports are available from this website:

Political Activity

2006 Post-Election Survey
Find out how union members voted on Nov. 7, 2006.

2002 Election Night Poll
A sampling of how and why union members voted, taken the night of Nov. 5, 2002.

2000 Election Night Poll
A survey of how and why union members voted, taken the night of Nov. 7, 2000.

1998 Election Night Poll
A survey of how and why union members voted, taken the night of Nov. 3, 1998.

Work and Work-Related Issues

2002 Labor Day Poll
A poll taken in August 2002 of union and nonunion workers on job related issues, the economy, interest in joining a union and trust in corporations.

2001 Labor Day Report, Workers’ Rights in America
A public opinion survey of what union and nonunion workers think of their jobs and employers.

1999 Labor Day Poll
A public opinion survey of what union and nonunion workers think about their jobs and unions.