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Political Activism and Workplace Industrial Relations in a UK ‘Failing’ School

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  • Moira Calveley
  • Geraldine Healy

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The paper draws on a qualitative case study of workplace industrial relations in an inner–city secondary school identified as ‘failing’ and subsequently closed. It considers the way unionized teachers and their representatives interpret, influence and resist the impact of centralized managerial and educational change. The local implementation of such change leads to an engagement with the debates on union renewal. In particular, the paper explores the dynamic interrelationship between political and trade union activism and the tension between workplace relations and formal union organization.

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  • Moira Calveley & Geraldine Healy, 2003. "Political Activism and Workplace Industrial Relations in a UK ‘Failing’ School," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 41(1), pages 97-113, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:brjirl:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:97-113
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00263
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    1. Anne‐marie Greene & Gill Kirton & Maria Koumenta & Amy Humphris, 2021. "The gender representation gap: implications for workplace union effectiveness," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(1), pages 40-63, January.

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