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Leadership and union militancy: The case of the RMT.
- Source :
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Capital & Class . Autumn2009, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p3-32. 30p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), which represents the majority of mainline railway and London Underground workers, is currently one of the most militant and left-wing trade unions in Britain. Drawing on the study of leadership provided by mobilisation theory, this article explores the extent to which union leadership, dominated by left-wing activists at every level of the union, has been an important contributory catalyst, symptom and beneficiary of union militancy relative to other influencing factors such as the impact of privatisation, managerial belligerence, and immediate grievances over pay and conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RAILROADS
*LABOR unions
*LEADERSHIP
*INDUSTRIAL relations
*WORK environment
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03098168
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Capital & Class
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 45196727
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03098168090330030101