Via Byron York, this slide in union approval ratings is unsurprising. Anyone who followed the auto bailouts understands that their tax dollars are being used to prop up a pair of failed companies for the benefit of the UAW. Combined with the AFL-CIOโ€™s aggressive attempt to eliminate the secret ballot in union votes and the SEIUโ€™s thuggish tactics at health-care town halls this summer, it all adds up to lower popularity.