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Teacher Unionism and Collective Bargaining in England and Wales

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This article analyzes the teacher union movement and the system of teacher bargaining in England and Wales. Although the teacher union movement is marked by an unusually high degree of organizational fragmentation, salaries in both countries are negotiated in a single forum at the national level called the “Burnham Committee.†This committee is unusual in the British context in that it has a statutory basis and negotiates fixed-term agreements which are legally enforceable. The author traces the postwar history of teacher negotiations and shows that the Burnham system has experienced increasing difficulties in the past decade, such as a rise in teacher militancy and a frequent resort to arbitration and other forms of government intervention in the negotiation process.

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  • Robert J. Thornton, 1982. "Teacher Unionism and Collective Bargaining in England and Wales," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 35(3), pages 377-391, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:35:y:1982:i:3:p:377-391
    DOI: 10.1177/001979398203500307
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    1. Peter Dolton & Martin Robson, 1996. "Trade Union Concentration and the Determination of Wages: The Case of Teachers in England and Wales," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 34(4), pages 539-555, December.
    2. Pietro Causarano, 2012. "Teachers and trade unions: between corporate tradition, professional associations and collective representation," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 18(2), pages 157-170, May.

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