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applegrove

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Thu Aug 28, 2025, 04:09 PM Aug 28

Republican Support for Unions Plunged This Year

Republican Support for Unions Plunged This Year

August 28, 2025 at 9:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 81 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/08/28/republican-support-for-unions-plunged-this-year/


“Support for labor unions among Republicans declined this year, finds a Gallup survey out Thursday morning,” Axios reports.

“The party traditionally opposed organized labor, but in recent years had been moving in a different direction — with the Trump campaign actively courting the union vote last year.”

“The latest numbers mark a return to form.”
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Republican Support for Unions Plunged This Year (Original Post) applegrove Aug 28 OP
News to me...... Lovie777 Aug 28 #1
I think they are talking about the base. Not the Party. applegrove Aug 28 #2
They only courted the unions for their votes Diraven Aug 28 #3

Diraven

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3. They only courted the unions for their votes
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 06:07 PM
Aug 28

Now that they're in office they're free to go back to trying to crush unions.

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