Just one in four of blue-collar workers — 24% — approve of the job Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is doing, according to a new Harris Poll.

The new national online survey, commissioned by Express Employment Professionals, found such workers — who identify themselves as skilled trade workers and general labourers — are satisfied in their jobs and optimistic about their lives. And yet, that sentiment is not reflected in their views on politics.

“Many Canadians, and not just the blue-collared workers polled, feel like many of the elected officials are out of touch with their lives, priorities,” said Jessica Culo, who oversees all publications for Canadian franchises in relation to this poll.

“There needs to be a better job with communicating with blue-collar workers and finding out what their priorities are, what’s important to them and reflecting that in their policies.”

According to the poll, which involved 520 blue-collar workers across Canada, 42% of respondents disapprove of the prime minister’s job performance, with 25% mostly disapproving and 17% somewhat disapproving. However, a slight majority — 54% — believe the country is heading in the right direction.

While 25% of those surveyed don’t feel affiliated with any political party, the workers that feel loyal to the Conservative party and Liberal party were both each at 24%.

“What was shown in the survey was that there wasn’t a lot of trust,” said Culo. “For the demographic to feel truly heard, that could impact numbers.”

The poll, conducted between July 9-23, does not include a margin of error.

jyuen@postmedia.com