Militant partnership: a radical pluralist analysis of workforce dialectics

Tony Dundon, Tony Dobbins

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    Abstract

    The sociological understandings of both cooperation and resistance at work are complex. This article contributes to knowledge about dialectic tensions concerning both collaborative and conflictual workforce orientations in the context of a ‘pre-arranged’ union-management partnership agreement. It reports unofficial workforce militancy in opposition to both management and union policy regarding a socially constructed cooperative work regime. The article advances a ‘radical pluralist’ analysis to understand the formation of worker interests and attendant workforce orientations within capitalism.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)912-931
    Number of pages20
    JournalWork, Employment & Society
    Volume29
    Issue number6
    Early online date9 Mar 2015
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

    Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

    • Work and Equalities Institute

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