Waterfront blues

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"Waterfront Blues is the story of the dramatic events surrounding the labour battles at the Port of Montreal in the 1960s and 1970s. During that time, the prospect - and reality - of technological change poisoned labour relations, provoking a series of bitter strikes as well as repeated exercises in government intervention. It was not until 1978 that management and labour were able to negotiate a collective agreement without a work stoppage or government action." "In this new study, Alexander Pathy probes deeply into the causes of this labour unrest and charts the efforts made by the parties concerned - management, labour, and government - to resolve the crisis. It draws upon the author's own experiences as a management representative and key figure at the Port of Montreal, as well as extensive research into the records generated by all the parties involved."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Débardeurs,  Grèves et lock-out,  Histoire,  History,  Industrial relations,  Relations industrielles,  Stevedores,  Strikes and lockouts,  Strikes and lockouts, canada,  Industrial relations, canada,  Montreal (quebec), history

Places: Montréal,  Montréal (Québec),  Montréal, Port de (Québec),  Québec (Province)