Union membership in the UK began declining steeply in the 1980s and 1990s, falling from 13 million in 1979 to around 7.3 million in 2000. In September 2012 union membership dropped below 6 million for the first time since the 1940s. Union members include nurses, school meals staff, hospital cleaners, professional footballers, shop assistants, teaching assistants, bus drivers, engineers and apprentices.
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@9P6LYBDConservative10mos10MO
Unions should be eradicated, I am behind the principle of a union, however, the tactics that unions take are destructive. They invoke terror in the population and this is the definition of terrorism and is a crime.
@9P3JW5S10mos10MO
There should be better legally binding employment protection and wages laws removing the need for corrupt and self serving unions
@9P26G3610mos10MO
Extremely complex! I think they have been misused at times, but are often necessary because the government does not protect workers enough.
@9J3G7WJ1yr1Y
Help, when they're all under control by the government and can't organise strikes and instead take the role of bargaining members.
It depends. Short term, I can see some damage potentially being done, but nothing that isn't temporary. Long term I think that having them around can be of benefit, even if it isn't a straight line to get there.
@9MZR4SR10mos10MO
Help. But ensure they're activity pure and transparent and democratic. Reflect views of all members 're donation, ability to strike
@96T65VQ2yrs2Y
Help. And should be present on boards of companies a la Germany.
@96JLHTM2yrs2Y
They Hurt but can be good under some circumstances like toting out bullying and toxic culture within organisations but they harm and hold the government to ransom
@96BTL3L2yrs2Y
i could not tell you what this question means
@949BX5W3yrs3Y
Help individuals against management not hold public to ransom on pay
@93X6KCG3yrs3Y
Hurt, but human rights take priority over economy
@934HR4J3yrs3Y
hurt, but are necessary for workers rights
@8Q9G4QH4yrs4Y
Hurt, but should be allowed nonetheless as they are important to workers' rights
@8PJQ9SL4yrs4Y
Help, but it depends how radical they are, there's nothing wrong with a moderate union campaigning for reasonable conditions.
@96QWZ632yrs2Y
They help workers, they’re not there to support the economy but workers’ rights
Depends on the union. Also I don’t care
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