Chamber of Commerce Card Check Poll

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Voter / Consumer ResearchCard Check Compromise IIIPennsylvaniaVCR09067July 26

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4.0%Hello, I am _________ with Voter / Consumer Research. We're a national survey researchcompany doing a public opinion survey in your area. Could I please speak with the youngest(male / female) available now? This person must be registered to vote at this address.Q01. As of right now do you believe things in Pennsylvania are going in the right direction or havethey gotten off on the wrong track?1 Right direction 212 Wrong track 593 Mixed / somewhere in between / depends (DNR) 84 Don't know (DNR) 115 Refused (DNR) 1Q02. Of the following list of issues which are the most important to you? (RANDOMIZE,RECORD UP TO THREE RESPONSES)1 The war in Iraq and Afghanistan 302 Jobs and the economy 613 Education 254 Health care 445 The federal budget deficit 296 The environment 97 Illegal immigration 158 Other (DNR) 29 None (DNR) *10 All (DNR) 511 Don't know (DNR) *12 Refused (DNR) -Here are the names of some people and organizations in the news. Please tell me for each ofthese whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression. If you're not aware of thename, just let me know. (PROMPT:) And do you feel strongly about that or just somewhat?(RANDOMIZE)

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03. Labor Unions 46 40 22 24 16 25 8 5 *04. Business in general 50 35 18 32 18 17 8 5 2

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Q05. Have you seen or heard anything in the news about a proposal in Congress to pass so-called card check legislation, also known as the Employee Free Choice Act, or had you notheard about this legislation?1 Have seen / heard about card check 382 Have not 603 Don't know (DNR) 14 Refused (DNR) *Q06. (IF SEEN / HEARD:) And just from what you’ve heard about it so far do you favor or do youoppose this legislation? (PROMPT) And do you strongly or just somewhat (favor / oppose)?Favor 30Oppose 541 Strongly favor 162 Somewhat favor 143 Somewhat oppose 104 Strongly oppose 435 Don't know (DNR) 166 Refused (DNR) 1Q07. The legislation I just mentioned has to do with the procedure by which employees in aworkplace are organized and come to be represented by a labor union. Under current lawunions contact employees to encourage them to unionize their place of work. An election isthen held, supervised by the National Labor Relations Board, in which employees vote in aprivate ballot election whether to be represented by the union. Just from this description, doyou approve or disapprove of this procedure? (PROMPT) And do you strongly or justsomewhat (approve / disapprove)?Approve 65Disapprove 291 Strongly approve 392 Somewhat approve 273 Somewhat disapprove 94 Strongly disapprove 195 Don't know (DNR) 66 Refused (DNR) 1Q08. Unions are advocating a number of proposals to make it easier for them to organize aworkplace and expand their membership. Just in general, do you support or do you opposemaking it easier for unions to organize workplaces and expand union membership?(PROMPT) And do you strongly or just somewhat (support / oppose)?Support 53Oppose 431 Strongly support 302 Somewhat support 233 Somewhat oppose 134 Strongly oppose 305 Don't know (DNR) 36 Refused (DNR) *

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Here are a number of different proposals dealing with the process by which unions canorganize a workplace. Please tell me for each of the following whether you favor or oppose it.(PROMPT:) And do you strongly or just somewhat (favor / oppose)? (NO RANDOMIZATION)

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09. Allow unions to bypassprivate ballot elections andorganize a workplace byhaving 50% of workers signa card saying they want aunion.35 62 17 19 20 43 2 *10. (SPLIT SAMPLED:)Keeping the system ofprivate ballot elections, butrequiring that the election beheld almost immediately likewithin (VERSION A: 5 days / VERSION B:: 21days) aftera union requests oneTotal 54 40 25 29 16 24 5 25 days 50 44 23 27 19 24 5 121days58 36 27 32 12 23 5 211. Applying the same penaltiesto both employers and unionorganizers when they breakthe rules by whichworkplaces are unionized83 14 58 25 5 9 3 112. Requiring that unions beallowed into the workplaceto conduct organizingcampaigns; organizerscould approach employeesin lunchrooms or hallways atwork.36 62 16 20 17 46 2 *13. Prohibit union organizersfrom visiting workers in theirhomes, unless workersspecifically authorize themto do so63 35 42 22 12 23 2 *14. Give unions expandedaccess to employees’ emailaddresses so they can sendemployees email aboutunionizing their workplace30 68 12 19 14 54 1 1