Who stands to gain from union-led learning in Britain? Evidence from surveys of learners, union officers and employers

Mark Stuart, Jo Cutter, Hugh Cook and Jonathan Winterton
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Mark Stuart: University of Leeds, UK
Jo Cutter: University of Leeds, UK
Hugh Cook: University of Leeds, UK
Jonathan Winterton: Toulouse Business School, France

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2013, vol. 34, issue 2, 227-246

Abstract: This article considers the potential gains which the union-led learning agenda may provide for its various stakeholders in Britain. To do this, it draws on extensive surveys of individual learners, trade union workers and employers to evaluate the extent of possible gains. The article argues that the union-led learning agenda may open a new and novel channel for unions to develop voice around learning at the workplace within a liberal market environment. The findings show that purported gains have been realized by all parties, but suggest that any notion of mutuality is dependent on the workplace structures of voice and codification that unions are looking to build around learning, such as learning agreements.

Keywords: Employee voice; mutual gains; trade unions; workplace development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X12442579

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