Ohio Labor Union Issues Survey. January 14 th and 15 th, 2015

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1 Ohio Labor Union Issues Survey January 14 th and 15 th, 2015

2 Magellan Strategies is pleased to present the results of a 1,466n automated and live landline and cell phone survey of registered voters in the state of Ohio. The interviewing was conducted January 14 th and 15 th, This survey has a margin of error of +/-2.56% at the 95 percent confidence interval.

3 Labor Unions Image Rating

4 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of labor unions in Ohio? 30% 20% 19% 16% 15% 24% 27% 12% 19% 19% 34% 17% 49% MEN VERY FAVORABLE VERY UNFAVORABLE UNSURE WOMEN SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE 47% TOTAL FAVORABLE UNSURE TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 17% 14% 26% 25% 18% 23% 14% 12% 25% 20% 20% 20% 15% 4% REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT

5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of labor unions in Ohio? 34% 17% 49% TOTAL FAVORABLE TOTAL UNFAVORABLE UNSURE 36% 29% 30% 31% 17% 24% 22% 22% 19% 21% 18% 19% 10% 21% 19% 19% 11% 21% 19% 19% 16% 14% 14% 14% 18% VERY FAVORABLE SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE VERY UNFAVORABLE SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE UNSURE

6 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of labor unions in Ohio? 35% 32% 17% 26% 20% 20% 26% 24% 22% 24% 22% 24% 34% 49% 16% 18% 16% 17% 12% 11% 17% 14% 6% TOTAL FAVORABLE UNSURE TOTAL UNFAVORABLE WHITE HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN VERY FAVORABLE VERY UNFAVORABLE UNSURE OTHER SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE

7 Voter Opinion On Unions Using Taxpayer Funded Resources

8 Thinking now about government workers that belong to a labor union, do you think the labor unions representing government workers should be permitted to use taxpayer funded resources to collect their union dues or do you think labor unions representing government workers should not be permitted to collect their dues using taxpayer funded resources? 75% 75% 18% 7% 20% 5% 16% 9% 75% MEN WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED SHOULD BE PERMITTED UNSURE 89% 74% 62% SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED SHOULD BE PERMITTED UNSURE 7% 4% 29% 9% 17% 9% REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT

9 Thinking now about government workers that belong to a labor union, do you think the labor unions representing government workers should be permitted to use taxpayer funded resources to collect their union dues or do you think labor unions representing government workers should not be permitted to collect their dues using taxpayer funded resources? 18% 7% 75% SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED SHOULD BE PERMITTED UNSURE 74% 72% 78% 72% 77% 16% 18% 18% 10% 10% 4% 21% 16% 7% 6%

10 Thinking now about government workers that belong to a labor union, do you think the labor unions representing government workers should be permitted to use taxpayer funded resources to collect their union dues or do you think labor unions representing government workers should not be permitted to collect their dues using taxpayer funded resources? 78% 78% 74% 18% 7% 58% 75% 35% 23% SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED SHOULD BE PERMITTED UNSURE 14% 8% 12% 10% 7% 3% WHITE HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN OTHER

11 Voter Opinion On Unions Automatically Deducting Dues

12 Do you think labor unions should be able to automatically deduct union dues from worker paychecks, or should workers be able to send in union dues like other payments that they make? 51% 48% 45% 43% 44% 7% 49% MEN 5% WOMEN 9% SEND IN UNION DUES AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCT UNSURE 60% 56% 56% 37% 34% 36% SEND IN UNION DUES AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCT UNSURE 8% 6% 8% REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT

13 Do you think labor unions should be able to automatically deduct union dues from worker paychecks, or should workers be able to send in union dues like other payments that they make? 7% 44% 49% SEND IN UNION DUES AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCT UNSURE 51% 41% 54% 36% 47% 48% 42% 53% 50% 42% 8% 10% 4% 5% 8%

14 Do you think labor unions should be able to automatically deduct union dues from worker paychecks, or should workers be able to send in union dues like other payments that they make? 64% 44% 7% 49% 48% 44% 36% 53% 44% 54% 41% SEND IN UNION DUES AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCT UNSURE 8% 4% 4% WHITE HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN OTHER

15 Voter Support on Ohio Becoming a Right-to-Work State

16 As you may know, Ohio is not a right to-work state. In a right-to-work state, workers are not required to join a union or pay dues or fees to a union as a condition of employment. States that have passed right to work laws do not prevent workers from voluntarily joining a union, and it does not change any existing labor agreements between workers and businesses. Knowing this information, would you support or oppose Ohio becoming a right to work state? 12% 34% 18% 30% 26% 26% 20% 10% 12% 8% 17% 36% 52% MEN STRONGLY SUPPORT STRONGLY OPPOSE UNSURE WOMEN SOMEWHAT SUPPORT SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 36% 35% 31% TOTAL SUPPORT TOTAL OPPOSE UNSURE 25% 14% 13% 12% 22% 18% 14% 12% 26% 23% 12% 8% REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT INDEPENDENT

17 As you may know, Ohio is not a right to-work state. In a right-to-work state, workers are not required to join a union or pay dues or fees to a union as a condition of employment. States that have passed right to work laws do not prevent workers from voluntarily joining a union, and it does not change any existing labor agreements between workers and businesses. Knowing this information, would you support or oppose Ohio becoming a right to work state? 36% 12% 52% 35% 24% 18% 16% 7% TOTAL SUPPORT TOTAL OPPOSE UNSURE 34% 34% 34% 27% 30% 30% 24% 23% 18% 21% 20% 13% 13% 12% 15% 14% 14% 10% 6% 6% STRONGLY SUPPORT SOMEWHAT SUPPORT STRONGLY OPPOSE SOMEWHAT OPPOSE UNSURE

18 As you may know, Ohio is not a right to-work state. In a right-to-work state, workers are not required to join a union or pay dues or fees to a union as a condition of employment. States that have passed right to work laws do not prevent workers from voluntarily joining a union, and it does not change any existing labor agreements between workers and businesses. Knowing this information, would you support or oppose Ohio becoming a right to work state? 45% 39% 36% 12% 52% 29% 25% 22% 14% 10% 32% 18% 3% 1% 31% 32% 29% 20% 17% 13% 4% 10% 6% WHITE HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN OTHER TOTAL SUPPORT TOTAL OPPOSE UNSURE STRONGLY SUPPORT STRONGLY OPPOSE UNSURE SOMEWHAT SUPPORT SOMEWHAT OPPOSE

19 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary Ballot

20 If the 2016 Democratic Presidential primary election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Hillary Clinton, Martin O Malley, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Andrew Cuomo, Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb? (Numbers among respondents who said they were likely to vote in the 2016 Democratic Presidential primary election, 634n, 3.89% MoE) 70% 60% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 11% 10% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 11% 0% HILLARY CLINTON JOE BIDEN ELIZABETH WARREN OTHER CANDIDATE ANDREW CUOMO BERNIE SANDERS MARTIN O'MALLEY JIM WEBB UNDECIDED

21 2016 Republican Presidential Primary Ballot

22 If the 2016 Republican Presidential primary election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich? (Numbers among respondents who said they were likely to vote in the 2016 Republican Presidential primary election, 703n, 3.70% MoE) 25% 20% 22% 16% 15% 15% 13% 10% 11% 10% 5% 6% 4% 3% 0% JOHN KASICH RAND PAUL JEB BUSH MIKE HUCKABEE CHRIS CHRISTIE SCOTT WALKER TED CRUZ RICK PERRY UNDECIDED

23 Demographics

24 Demographics Education Marital Status 30% 21% 24% 19% 61% 2% Grade School 4% Some High School High School Grad Some College College Grad Graduate School No Opinion 18% 4% 1% 2% 8% 6% Married Single Widowed Divorced Unmarried Separated No Opinion Income Union Members 14% 16% 18% 13% 13% 12% 72% 6% 8% 26% 2% Less than $15,000 $16,000 - $30,000 $31,000 - $50,000 $51,000 - $75,000 $76,000 - $100,000 $101,000 - $150,000 More than $150,000 No Opinion Yes No No Opinion

25 Demographics 54% 46% 29% 16% 19% 17% 19% Women Men % 32% 13% 2% 4% 1% 34% 1% 33% White African American Hispanic Other Refused Republican Something Else Democrat Refused