Q. Overall, would workers be better off or worse off if unions in Australia were stronger?
|
10 Sept 12 |
Total 20 May 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Work full time |
Work part time |
|
| Total better off |
39% |
43% |
65% |
28% |
61% |
43% |
44% |
| Total worse off |
30% |
29% |
11% |
50% |
10% |
32% |
28% |
| A lot better off |
13% |
14% |
23% |
7% |
26% |
15% |
14% |
| A little better off |
26% |
29% |
42% |
21% |
35% |
28% |
30% |
| A little worse off |
15% |
14% |
9% |
19% |
9% |
15% |
16% |
| A lot worse off |
15% |
15% |
2% |
31% |
1% |
17% |
12% |
| Make no difference |
15% |
12% |
10% |
12% |
16% |
13% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
15% |
14% |
13% |
10% |
12% |
12% |
17% |
The perception that workers would be better off with stronger unions has increased since this question was asked in September last year. 43% (up 4%) felt that workers would be better off if unions in Australia were stronger and 29% (down 1%) that believed workers would be worse off.
By voting intention, 65% of Labor voters and 61% of Greens voters believed that workers would be better off while Coalition voters were by far the most likely to believe that workers would be worse off (50%).
51% of respondents on incomes of $600-$1,000pw thought that workers would be better off with stronger unions.