Half of Dutch adults support public transport strikes
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As unions fail to reach an agreement with Dutch public transport operators over salaries and contracts public transport, Opinium Amsterdam has found that almost half (47%) of Dutch adults approve of the ongoing strikes. Despite the widespread disruptions the strikes have caused across the country, only 17% disapprove of the action.
Support from the public could come from shared frustrations over financial strains, low salaries, job security, and the wider running of the country – as the research found almost two in five (38%) workers are not happy with their own salary. In addition, a fifth (22%) feel unsatisfied with their job security at the moment.
In addition, almost three in five (58%) of all Dutch adults reveal they are struggling with their finances, and two fifths (39%) are not satisfied with their ability to live within their means.
While just over a quarter are optimistic about their finances and the wider economy improving (28% and 26% respectively), significantly more Dutch adults believe things are getting worse. Just over two in five (42%) said they think the economy will get worse over the next 12 months and a similar proportion (40%) think things are getting worse overall.
On top of this, the majority (61%) of Dutch adults think the country is being badly run.
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