A poll released Wednesday found a majority of likely Wisconsin voters oppose weakening public workers' collective bargaining rights.
The poll, conducted by right-leaning Rasmussen Reports, asked 500 likely voters 11 questions involving the standoff between Gov. Scott Walker and unions.
The poll showed 57 percent oppose weakening collective bargaining rights, while 39 percent would favor such an action.
The results also showed that 48 percent of those surveyed supported the idea of voter approval for public employee pension increases, while 39 percent disagreed and 14 percent were not sure.
However, when asked about voter approval for union employee pay raises, the results were much closer. Forty percent of those surveyed responded that voter approval should be required for such raises, while 41 percent disagreed.
Of the people surveyed, 51 percent voted for Walker in the November, while 43 percent voted for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
