T. Redman
Kindling activism? Union commitment and participation in the UK fire service
Redman, T.; Snape, E.
Abstract
Using survey data from a UK fire service, this article examines the antecedents of members’ intent to participate in their union. The authors identify three dimensions of intent to participate – in rankandfile activities, in militant activitiesand in standing for union office. Affective union commitment is the main direct determinant of all three. Affective union commitment itself reflects solidaristic prounion beliefs and instrumental union commitment, providing some support for interactionist and rational choice theories. There is also evidence of frustration–aggression effects, with perceived industrial relations climate and pay equity having negative direct effects on intent to participate. Perceived industrial relations climate moderates none of these relationships. Implications for union strategy and renewal are discussed.
Citation
Redman, T., & Snape, E. (2004). Kindling activism? Union commitment and participation in the UK fire service. Human Relations, 57(7), 845-869. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726704045768
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Publication Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
Deposit Date | Oct 14, 2008 |
Journal | Human Relations |
Print ISSN | 0018-7267 |
Electronic ISSN | 1741-282X |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 57 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 845-869 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726704045768 |
Keywords | Fire Brigades Union, Industrial relations climate, Union commitment, Union participation, Union renewal. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1600872 |
Publisher URL | http://hum.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/57/7/845?ck=nck |
You might also like
The Sage Handbook of Human Resource Management
(2009)
Book
The Consequences of Dual and Unilateral Commitment to the Organisation And Union
(2016)
Journal Article
The outcomes of works councils: The role of trust, justice and industrial relations climate
(2015)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About Durham Research Online (DRO)
Administrator e-mail: dro.admin@durham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search