Table 6
Politically relevant skills, by union membership: Share of respondents who report ever using political skill, by type of skills and union membership status
| Political skills | Nonunion | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Working closely with others on a team | 88% | 90% |
| Public speaking | 46 | 56 |
| Organizing and running meetings | 51 | 57 |
| Convincing others of an argument | 47 | 59 |
| Managing a team | 52 | 64 |
| Delegating tasks or activities to others | 65 | 71 |
| Fundraising or asking people for money | 21 | 46 |
Source: 2019 Workplace Political Participation Study. Union subgroup sample sizes: member: 182; nonmember: 1,030.
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