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A meta-analytical framework is used to examine the true impact of specific beliefs about unions, general beliefs about unions, job satisfaction, sex, race, and Southern US residence on union voting intent. The results strongly suggest that union voting intent is affected by both specific and general instrumentality, with specific instrumentality being a more important predictor of union voting intent than general instrumentality. The results also indicate that non-whites and women are more likely to express a pro-union voting intent, while those with high job satisfaction are more likely to express an anti-union voting intent. Meta-analysis results show that even Southerners are likely to express a pro-union voting intent, but that the magnitude of this effect is very small compared with other factors. All of the factors considered in the study do affect union voting intent regardless of the situation, but the incidence of some of the factors on union voting intent could vary across situations.