‘Trade unions should take a much tougher stance’
Dutch trade unions have a reputation for constructive dialogue, but that’s not necessarily what people expect of them. In the LISS Political Values study, some 6,000 panel members have been asked a number of times whether they agree with the statement ‘Trade unions should take a much tougher political stance, if they wish to promote the workers’ interests’. In the latest edition of the study, those who agree with this statement outnumber those who disagree by 2.6 to 1. This support for tougher unions holds for most subgroups (but not the self-employed and people earning more than 4,500 euros per month).
Support for tougher unions over time
Percentage of respondents who agree or disagree with the statement ‘Trade unions should take a much tougher political stance, if they wish to promote the workers’ interests’. Graph may not work with older versions of Internet Explorer. Source LISS, graph dirkmjk.
Support for tougher unions, by group
Select:Values higher than 1 mean that within that group, those in favour of tougher unions outnumber those who disagree. For example, among people with paid employment, the number of respondents in favour of tougher unions is 3.5 times as high as the number who disagree. Hover mouse over bar to see percentages. Graph may not work with older versions of Internet Explorer. Source LISS, results for December 2011, graph dirkmjk.