Tuesday, July 31, 2007

What Canadians Think of Labor Unions

How much influence do you think labour unions currently have in Canadian life?

Too much influence

48%

Too little influence

14%

About the right amount

22%

Not sure

15%

Thinking of labour unions, to what extent do you think each of the following should exercise their right to call a strike?


Always / Most
of the time

Some of the time / Never

Emergency workers

14%

82%

Health workers

17%

79%

Public school teachers

21%

75%

Public transit employees

21%

75%

Provincial civil servants

21%

73%

Federal civil servants

21%

73%

City and municipal workers

22%

74%

Telecommunications workers

26%

69%

Do you think the Canada Labour Code should be amended to prohibit employers from hiring replacement workers to perform the duties of employees who are on strike or locked out?

Yes

35%

No

50%

Not sure

15%

Source: Angus Reid Strategies
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,000 Canadian adults, conducted on Jul. 23 and Jul. 24, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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