{"id":41762,"date":"2017-08-30T12:34:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T16:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=41762"},"modified":"2017-08-30T12:34:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T16:34:56","slug":"new-report-uncovers-americans-freedom-to-spend-time-with-family-is-eroding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/new-report-uncovers-americans-freedom-to-spend-time-with-family-is-eroding\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report Uncovers Americans\u2019 Freedom to Spend Time with Family Is Eroding","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
A new Labor Day report unveiled today by the AFL-CIO shows that working people are working more and taking less time with their families. The report is based on findings from a national survey conducted for the AFL-CIO by the polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, and was produced in collaboration with the Economic Policy Institute and the Labor Project for Working Families. A new Labor Day report unveiled today by the AFL-CIO shows that working people are working more and taking less time with their families. The report is based on findings from a national survey conducted for the AFL-CIO by the polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, and was produced in collaboration with the Economic Policy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":9,"featured_media":40791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMore than half of Americans surveyed said they were working more holidays and weekends than ever, and 43% said they brought work home at least one night a week. \u00a0Union members are more likely to receive Labor Day off and overtime pay compared with their nonunion counterparts. Sixty-six percent of union members receive overtime pay on Labor Day, compared with 38% of nonunion members. Women, often the primary caregivers in their families, are less likely than men to report access to paid time off\u201468% vs. 74%.
\nThe majority of American workers credit labor unions for many of the benefits they receive.
\nAdditionally, 72% of those surveyed said they thought unions were either very or somewhat responsible for working people having paid time off on Labor Day and other holidays.
\nFifty-four percent of workers would join a union tomorrow if given the option. This includes 41% of Republicans surveyed. Respondents also expressed major concern that weakening unions could hurt workers\u2019 benefits in the future.
\nClick here for a link to the report.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"