Support for public sector strike action remains above opposition

Support

Neither/don’t know

Oppose

Nurses

45%

26%

30%

Jan 2023

50

16

34

Dec 2022

Ambulance workers

45

26

30

Jan 2023

47

16

37

Dec 2022

Teachers

41

26

33

Jan 2023

42

27

32

Dec 2022

Support

Neither/don’t know

Oppose

Nurses

45%

26%

30%

Jan 2023

50

16

34

Dec 2022

Ambulance workers

45

26

30

Jan 2023

47

16

37

Dec 2022

Teachers

41

26

33

Jan 2023

42

27

32

Dec 2022

Guardian graphic. Source: Ipsos. Note: base of 1,000 UK adults. Figures are rounded and may not add up to 100%. Respondents were asked about specific strikes by nurses and ambulance workers that were actually taking place, while the question on teachers referred to hypothetical strikes in the future