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Trade unions learning representatives: progressing partnership?

Manchester Business School, catherine.cassell{at}mbs.ac.uk

Bill Lee

Management School, University of Sheffield, w.j.lee{at}sheffield.ac.uk

The statutory rights given to trade union learning representatives (ULRs) to facilitate and organize learning in the workplace has led to the creation of a new specialized union lay official role. This article investigates how the ULR initiative is facilitating the development of learning partnerships in the workplace. Empirical data is provided from a qualitative study that draws on interviews with full-time trade union officials from a range of unions. It is argued that although the ULR initiative provides opportunities for unions to promote the ideal of learning partnerships within the workplace, rights to learning remain a contested terrain between many employers and unions.

Key Words: learning • lifelong learning • partnership • trade unions • union learning representatives

Work, Employment & Society, Vol. 23, No. 2, 213-230 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0950017009102855


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