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.
70% Help |
30% Hurt |
48% Help |
28% Hurt |
14% Help, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
2% Hurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
8% Help, but ban their ability to make political donations |
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See how importance of “Labor Unions” has changed over time for 77.9k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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The unions themselves aren’t corrupt but some of the senior figures potentially are
@8SKLDCQ3yrs3Y
Help in places but should be politically neutral and donations should be discouraged
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Hurt, but that's not necessarily a bad thing as long as the people get more equitable working standards
@9KTFPFZ2mos2MO
"Helping the economy" can mean many things - what is most important is which arrangement helps the most people.
@9K4QR5Y2mos2MO
Neither help nor hurt. They are necessary to keep a balance between workforce issues and management overreach.
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