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Leadership and union militancy: The case of the RMT

Darlington, RR

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The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), which represents the majority of mainline railway and London Underground workers, is currently one of the most militant and left-wing trade unions in Britain. Drawing on the study of leadership provided by mobilisation theory, this article explores the extent to which union leadership, dominated by left-wing activists at every level of the union, has been an important contributory catalyst, symptom and beneficiary of union militancy relative to other influencing factors such as the impact of privatisation, managerial belligerence, and immediate grievances over pay and conditions.

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Darlington, R. (2009). Leadership and union militancy: The case of the RMT. Capital and Class, 3-99

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date Sep 22, 2010
Publicly Available Date Apr 5, 2016
Journal Capital and Class
Print ISSN 0309-8168
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Issue 99
Pages 3-99

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