Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?
Since 1996 Union membership in Australia has dropped from 40% of all workers to 15%. Unions bargain on behalf of workers over wages, benefits, working conditions for their membership. Larger unions also typically engage in lobbying activities and electioneering at the state and federal level.
73% Help |
27% Hurt |
49% Help |
24% Hurt |
14% Help, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
3% Hurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
9% Help, but ban their ability to make political donations |
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Define 'the economy'. Unions as devised help people, but my hurt the 'economy' of profiteers, rent seekers and speculators whom pray on people.
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Unions should NOT be affecting the economy, instead they should assist with the workers to help increase worker's rights, workplace democracy and increase wages to where it is a living wage.
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It's the responsibility of government to provide good working conditions through proper regulations.
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Create another pathway by govt.Not unions.
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I think that it totally depends on what the trade union is campaigning for
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Hurt, but that is a good thing. Although labor organisations should not be the end goal. The end goal should be to get rid of the phenomenon of wage labouring
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