More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them

by Sunny Hundal
9:01 am - June 22nd 2011

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Yesterday afternoon I pointed to a Populus poll, largely ignored by the media, showing widespread support amongst the public for unions.

Populus found 54% of people agreed that strikes were a legitimate way for unions to protect the pay and conditions of their members. Only 18% of the public disagreed.

Since then, more polls have shown support for unions positions but have also been ignored by the media industry.

Last night ITV reported on a poll by Comres that more than half of people think union strikes have “no chance of succeeding”.

But the broadcaster neglected to mention other key findings (hat-tip @neilrfoster).

When asked: “Public-sector workers are right to take strike action over maintaining their pension plans” – 48% agreed. 36% disagreed and 16% were unsure.

When asked: “Public-sector workers are suffering an unfair decline in living standards because of the spending cuts” – 43% agreed. 38% disagreed and 19% were unsure.

And contrary to popular perception, London had the highest support for strike action (58%) compared to other parts of the country.

A similar poll by YouGov released yesterday showed the public thought most public sector workers (except doctors and police officers) had the right to strike.

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9:45 am, June 22, 2011

1. david

“Public-sector workers are right to take strike action over maintaining their pension plans” – 48% agreed. 36% disagreed and 16% were unsure.

i.e. less than half of respondents think that strike action is right
i.e. more than half of respondents do not agree or are unsure that strike action is right.

And this is supposed to be a good thing?

12:15 pm, June 22, 2011

2. rook

Do individual media outlets only promote and publicise polls and surveys which they themselves have commissioned? (so as not to give any boost to rival media outlets?)

Or is it a case of media outlets seeing themselves as branches of entertainment rather than news/information?

8:32 pm, June 22, 2011

3. Bob of Bonsall

Well, here’s one Working Class bloke who says tough! Public Pension schemes do need to be reformed.

Where were the Unions when Gordon Brown ripped off the Private Pension schemes only to waste what he stole on expanding the Public Sector?

2:23 pm, June 30, 2011

4. anyleftiwonder

Wonder how many Labour mps and members agree with Ed Miliband on the strike, I know I don’t ! Should have stood up and been noticed.

12:36 am, July 8, 2011

5. Jo

Selective reporting by the gutter Right, as ever.

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Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Sam Ambreen
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
colinnosworthy
Polau opiniwn yn dangos cefnogaeth i streicwyr / Polls show support for strikers | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/GH9QNvE via @libcon
Martin Stride
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
France Uncut
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Jafa Weegie
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Menna Machreth
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/i74HyUK via @libcon
Joshua Timmins
@PKDMES http://t.co/30SXohV
Keith Parkins
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Robert Moore
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Jonathan Mayor
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
John Robb
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Anne Moran
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Roger Davies
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
bob cannell
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Jon (Bambi) Page
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Laura Synthesis
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Joanne Platt
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
chickpea jones
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Nevin Ramos
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Aaron Peters
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Andrew Tindall
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Alan G
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Alex
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Claire Nicholas
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Dylan Kerrigan
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Extradition Game
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
DrKMJ
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
UK Uncut
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Jorge LP
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
juan
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Chris Allison
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Chris Allison
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Chris Allison
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Chris Allison
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Chris Allison
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Chris Allison
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Martin Walker
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Martin Walker
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Martin Walker
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Martin Walker
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Martin Walker
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Martin Walker
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Gareth
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Gareth
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Gareth
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Gareth
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Gareth
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Gareth
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
JUST West Yorkshire
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
JUST West Yorkshire
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
JUST West Yorkshire
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
JUST West Yorkshire
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
JUST West Yorkshire
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
JUST West Yorkshire
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
haynony mouse
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ZOYeSm9 via @libcon
haynony mouse
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ZOYeSm9 via @libcon
haynony mouse
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ZOYeSm9 via @libcon
haynony mouse
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ZOYeSm9 via @libcon
haynony mouse
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ZOYeSm9 via @libcon
haynony mouse
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ZOYeSm9 via @libcon
ceri hughes
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
ceri hughes
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
ceri hughes
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
ceri hughes
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
ceri hughes
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Paul Trembath
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Paul Trembath
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Paul Trembath
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
graemeshaw
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
graemeshaw
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
graemeshaw
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Amy E Brazier
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Amy E Brazier
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Amy E Brazier
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
VirtualResistance
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
VirtualResistance
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
VirtualResistance
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
melody treasure
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Seth Mowshowitz
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Jon (Bambi) Page
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
tracy ewan
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Lorna Garrick
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
NAZ-STY
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Counterfire
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
TMc
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Jac Bastian
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Helen
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Obscene Locals
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Jyoti Mishra
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Wendy Russell
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Julian Sharpe
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Tim Easton
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Col Standing
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Bern O'Donoghue
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Matt Hardwick
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Michael Reiser
RT @ExtraditionGame: More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
top_tw_news
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Rannva Danielsen
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Joan McAninch
UK>More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/oRdiueJ #p2 #topprog
Christopher Jones
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
ernie rumsby
UK>More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/oRdiueJ #p2 #topprog
Stephen Ball
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Jim Fraser
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Luke Shore
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
David Dubost
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Ruth W
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
DemocraciaRealYa BCN
@ukUNCUT I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C #eurevolution
Jo Bates
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Angela Townsend
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Michael Boyle
@SkyNews RT @UKuncut: I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Caroline Farmer
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Stephanie Gwillim
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Jill Hayward
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Chris Keegan
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Public Development
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
bodiesbuddy
“@UKuncut: I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/7GX7NlJ” #j30
Jennifer Sinclair
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Sophia
RT @UKuncut the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C << And prob would even more, w balanced press coverage.
Josie Fraser
RT @UKuncut the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C << And prob would even more, w balanced press coverage.
little red
RT @UKuncut: I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Siân de Freyssinet
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Danny Anarchy
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
Dominic MacAskill
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ryPORtM
Hello world! « redtaintedvision
[...] ( More polls show support for union strikes but much of media ignores them: http://goo.gl/l8XfL #J30 #Jun30 #June30). This says to me that the public as a whole supports the strike which [...]
SlashedUK
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
Tim Saunders
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/ryPORtM
jackimacca
I know i've said this already, but its worth repeating: the public support these strikes http://t.co/tUP450C
imogen grace hudson
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Hitchin England
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
Vegan Panda
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
Plymouth City UNISON
Polls showing Public Support for Union anti-cuts strikes are being largely ignored by #UKmedia: http://goo.gl/l8XfL #bbcqt #J30 #BigSociety
DarkestAngel
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
bankofcat
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them – Liberal Conspiracy http://goo.gl/l8XfL
Mark Elkins
Public-sector workers are right to take strike action over maintaining their pension plans – 48% agreed. 36% disagreed
http://bit.ly/kwHHYv
Miss Browne
Polls showing Public Support for Union anti-cuts strikes are being largely ignored by #UKmedia: http://goo.gl/l8XfL #bbcqt #J30 #BigSociety
Bianca D
Today, a lot of people will try to tell you that the public are against the strikes. Those people are wrong: http://t.co/tUP450C
Black Triangle
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://fb.me/BAL4uqnS
Ma
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://fb.me/BAL4uqnS
Labour shuns the strikers at its peril | Red Pepper blog | Red Pepper
[...] divisive issue, the population was far more supportive of strikes, protests and unions than most of the media allowed. This is reflected in the fury heaped on Miliband himself. The response to those 70% of Labour [...]
Jo
More polls show support for union strikes but media ignores them | Liberal Conspiracy http://t.co/a33n47w via @libcon
Labour shuns the strikers at its peril – Income Entourage
[...] Yet more than this, it represents a looming disaster for his leadership and his party. according to a YouGov poll, 70% of Labour supporters expressed their backing for the strike. In the same poll, 39% of the population supported the walkout, while a ComRes poll found that 48% of people supported the strikes. Although still a divisive issue, the population was far more supportive of strikes, protests and unions than most of the media allowed. [...]

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