Table 8
Coworker political interactions, by union membership: Share of respondents who report interactions with coworkers, by type of interaction and union membership status
| Interactions | Nonunion | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Asked to support a political candidate, campaign, or issue | 9% | 24% |
| Asked to register to vote or to vote | 15 | 20 |
| Asked to attend a political event or meeting | 7 | 21 |
| Changed my mind about a political issue | 8 | 17 |
| Told me about a political issue I hadn’t thought about before | 21 | 27 |
| Any political interaction | 36 | 58 |
Source: 2019 Workplace Political Participation Study. Union subgroup sample sizes: member: 182; nonmember: 1,030.