One might think with all the union-bashing in corporate media, Faux News, multiple levels of government, and the general rhetoric, that unions are decidedly unpopular among Americans as a whole. Right?

According to a recent study by Pew Research, wrong. It's actually a lot stronger than some would think.

Here are a few highlights:



A very slight, 45-43 plurality--most likely within the margin of error--of Americans believe that "the large reduction in [the] share of unionized workers over the past 20 years has been mostly bad for the country." The opinion of its negative impact on workers themselves is stronger.

But maybe the surveyed people just had a moment of sympathy? America hates unions, right?

Wrong.