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‘The Only Way is Essex’: Gender, Union and Mobilisation among Fire Service Control Room Staff

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  • Lynne Hudson

    (Essex Fire Brigades Union, UK)

  • Sian Moore

    (University of Greenwich, UK)

  • Kate Tainsh

    (Essex Fire Brigades Union, UK)

  • Phil Taylor

    (University of Strathclyde, UK)

  • Tessa Wright

    (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

Abstract

This contribution to On the Front Line records a dialogue between two female Fire Brigades Union (FBU) representatives in the Essex Emergency Control Room, who led industrial action over the imposition of a shift system that stretched their work–life balance to breaking point and constrained their ability to work full-time. Their testimony reveals how male members were mobilised in the interests of predominantly female control staff. Kate and Lynne’s discussion illuminates the interaction of gender and class interests and identities in the union and in the lives of its women members. It provides insight into the efficacy of trade unions for women’s collective action.

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  • Lynne Hudson & Sian Moore & Kate Tainsh & Phil Taylor & Tessa Wright, 2019. "‘The Only Way is Essex’: Gender, Union and Mobilisation among Fire Service Control Room Staff," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 33(1), pages 162-173, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:33:y:2019:i:1:p:162-173
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017017728613
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    1. Tracey Warren, 2010. "Penalties of Part-time Work Across Europe," Chapters, in: Jacqueline Scott & Rosemary Crompton & Clare Lyonette (ed.), Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century, chapter 5, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. Phil Taylor & Chris Warhurst & Paul Thompson & Dora Scholarios, 2009. "On the front line," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 23(1), pages 7-11, March.
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