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Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience

Richardson, Michael; Danford, Andy; Stewart, Paul; Tailby, Stephanie; Upchurch, Martin; Danford, Andrew

Authors

Michael Richardson

Andy Danford

Paul Stewart

Stephanie Tailby

Martin Upchurch

Andrew Danford



Abstract

This article addresses the role of 'employee voice' in workplace partnership. Drawing on two organizational case studies from the UK's aerospace sector, it analyses employee experiences of two key dimensions of worker participation in partnership environments: joint consultation and union representation. Specifically, it investigates what consultation and union representation actually mean for employees in the context of different union responses to employer-driven partnership agendas. The article finds predominantly negative patterns of employee experience and attributes this partly to management control strategies and the short-termist dynamic of British manufacturing capital. © 2005 SAGE.

Citation

Upchurch, M., Tailby, S., Stewart, P., Danford, A., Richardson, M., & Danford, A. (2005). Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 26(4), 593-620. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X05057503

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Nov 1, 2005
Journal Economic and Industrial Democracy
Print ISSN 0143-831X
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 4
Pages 593-620
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X05057503
Keywords workplace, partnership, employees, trade unions
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1051855
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X05057503


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