Attitudes to strike action

Generally speaking, given everything you've heard and read about them how much sympathy do you have for LATEST TUBE STRIKE? 13% 4% 15% 8% 9% 16% 23% 21% 24% 24% 22% 22% 21% 29% 32% 23% 26% 27%
56% 34% 20% 25% 21% 27%

ALL
Comfortable Nostalgia Optimistic Contentment Calm Persistence Hard-pressed Anxiety Long-term Despair Cosmopolitan Critics

32%
A lot Some

27%
A little

17%

14%
None

Base: All (2,060)

Attitudes to strike action

Generally speaking, given everything you've heard and read about them how much sympathy do you have for PLANNED FIREFIGHTERS STRIKE? 27% 18% 22% 20% 41% 41% 23% 26% 26% 20% 20% 25% 18% 25% 27% 19% 12% 23%
40% 22% 16% 13% 21% 19%

ALL
Comfortable Nostalgia Optimistic Contentment Calm Persistence Hard-pressed Anxiety Long-term Despair
5%

47%
A lot Some

27%
A little

17%
None

Cosmopolitan Critics

Base: All (2,060)

Attitudes to strike action

Generally speaking, given everything you've heard and read about them how much sympathy do you have for PLANNED TEACHERS TRIKE? 18% 7% 15% 14% 24% 24% 21% 24% 23% 19% 16% 22% 21% 23% 30% 26% 20% 25%
51% 35% 24% 26% 36% 29%

ALL
Comfortable Nostalgia Optimistic Contentment Calm Persistence Hard-pressed Anxiety Long-term Despair
12%

42%
A lot Some

23%
A little

19%
None

Cosmopolitan Critics

Base: All (2,060)

Attitudes to strike action

How far do you agree or disagree: Striking is legitimate in an industrial dispute if in a ballot of union members the majority of those voting call for it? 22% 10% 19% 14% 29% 30% 37% 42% 38% 36% 30% 38% 16% 21% 17% 18% 28% 22% 21% 7% 5%
16%

ALL
Comfortable Nostalgia Optimistic Contentment Calm Persistence Hard-pressed Anxiety Long-term Despair Cosmopolitan Critics

9% 6% 7% 3% 4%4% 7% 3%
3% 8% 2%

50%
Strongly agree Somewhat disagree Somewhat agree Strongly disagree

34%

Neither agree nor disagree

Base: All (2,067)

Attitudes to strike action

How far do you agree or disagree: Trade unions have too much power in Britain today? 10% 25% 13% 7% 11% 6% 12% 18% 21% 28% 25% 37% 26% 20% 22% 20% 35% 31% 30% 18% 19%
13%

ALL
Comfortable Nostalgia Optimistic Contentment Calm Persistence Hard-pressed Anxiety Long-term Despair Cosmopolitan Critics

15% 15% 19%

6% 8% 7%

16% 27% 37%

Neither agree nor disagree

4% 8%

21%

24%
Somewhat agree Strongly disagree

Strongly agree Somewhat disagree

Base: All (2,067)

Attitudes to strike action

How far do you agree or disagree: The public has more to fear from the conduct of Big Business than the actions of trade unions these days? 21% 8% 10% 13% 35% 40% 26% 29% 29% 26% 21% 28% 30% 31% 36% 22% 20% 29% 20% 12% 9% 4%
14% 7%

ALL
Comfortable Nostalgia Optimistic Contentment Calm Persistence Hard-pressed Anxiety Long-term Despair Cosmopolitan Critics

7% 2% 7%1% 7%1%
1% 8% 3%

57%
Strongly agree Somewhat disagree Somewhat agree Strongly disagree

24%

Neither agree nor disagree

Base: All (2,067)