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Militancy and moderation in teacher’s unions : is there a fit between Union image and member attitudes ?

Redman, Tom; Snape, Ed

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Tom Redman

Ed Snape



Abstract

This paper provides a comparison of member attitudes in the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) and the National Unions of Teachers (NUT), oftenseen as the most “moderate and “militant” teacher unions respectively. Findingssuggest that members of PAT were higher in job satisfaction, and both organizationaland professional commitment, with NUT members higher in union citizenshipbehaviour (UCB) and general pro-union attitudes. For NUT members, pro-unionbeliefs had a significantly stronger effect on union commitment, and unioncommitment on UCB. These findings are consistent with the relative images of thetwo unions, and also with Bamberger et al.’s (1999) suggestion that the nature of themembership is likely to moderate the antecedents of union commitment andparticipation.

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Redman, T., & Snape, E. (2006). Militancy and moderation in teacher’s unions : is there a fit between Union image and member attitudes ?

Publication Date Feb 1, 2006
Deposit Date Dec 7, 2012
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Series Title Durham University Business School Management and Marketing Working Papers
Publisher URL http://www.dur.ac.uk/business/faculty/working-papers/

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