A new Gallup poll shows the disapproval rating of labor unions is at its lowest mark in 57 years.
According to the poll, just 23% of respondents said they disapproved of labor unions. Meanwhile, the approval rating continues to trend upward. The 70% of respondents who said that they approved of labor unions was one point shy of a 59-year record-high reached two years ago.
"In America, unions are actually more popular today than any other point in American history," said political strategist Kurt Bardella.
68% of those surveyed said they had some or very little confidence in organized labor while 28% said they had a great deal or a lot of confidence.
Teamsters Union President Sean O'Brien also said in a recent interview that more members are actually supporters of the GOP than most might think.
"50 percent of our members are registered Republicans and we know a lot of our members vote based on a lot of social issues," O'Brien said. "We try to focus on who is going to be the best choice for workers."
Teamsters was snubbed from getting an invite to the Democrat National Convention in Chicago in mid-August. O'Brien actually spoke at the RNC in Milwaukee a few weeks prior.
"If they (Democrats) don't think that they need the Teamsters Union, it's not an attack on me, it's an insult to the 1.3 million members that they actually work for," said O'Brien.
Despite the positive numbers on approval for labor unions, there has been record lows in labor union membership. In the U.S. last year, the membership rate dropped to 10%, according to Reuters. The year prior, the membership rate was 10.1%.
The Gallup poll also mentioned that 85% of respondents said that no one in their home was a part of a union.