Militancy and Moderation in Teacher's Unions: Is there a fit between Union image and member attitudes?

Tom Redman () and Ed Snape ()
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Tom Redman: Durham Business School
Ed Snape: Hong Kong Polytechnic University

No 2006_01, Department of Economics Working Papers from Durham University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper provides a comparison of member attitudes in the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) and the National Unions of Teachers (NUT), often seen as the most "moderate" and "militant" teacher unions respectively. Findings suggest that members of PAT were higher in job satisfaction, and both organizational and professional commitment, with NUT members higher in union citizenship behaviour (UCB) and general pro-union attitudes. For NUT members, pro-union beliefs had a significantly stronger effect on union commitment, and union commitment on UCB. These findings are consistent with the relative images of the two unions, and also with Bamberger et al.’s (1999) suggestion that the nature of the membership is likely to moderate the antecedents of union commitment and participation.

Date: 2006-02-01
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