Author: United States. Board of Inquiry on the Labor Dispute Involving Longshoremen and Associated Occupations in the Maritime Industry on th Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
Author: United States. Board of Inquiry on the Labor Dispute Involving Longshoremen and Associated Occupations in the Maritime Industry on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Author: United States. Board of Inquiry on the Labor Dispute Involving Longshoremen and Associated Occupatons in the Maritime Industry on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Author: United States. Board of Inquiry on the Labor Dispute Involving Longshoremen and Associated Occupations in the Maritime Industry on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast
USA. Monograph examining labour relations, trade unionisation and collective bargaining activities of dockers employed in the port of new york in the period from 1945 to 1971 - covers interunion conflict, strike occurrence, grievance and dispute settlement, the impact of automation on cargo handling techniques culminating in the advent of containerization, issues such as the 'shape-up', seniority and guaranteed wages, the role of the waterfront commission in regulating recruitment, etc. Bibliography pp. 457 to 471 and references.
In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that reshaped manufacturing. But the container didn't just happen. Its adoption required huge sums of money, years of high-stakes bargaining, and delicate negotiation on standards. Now with a new chapter, The Box tells the dramatic story of how the drive and imagination of an iconoclastic entrepreneur turned containerization from an impractical idea into a phenomenon that transformed economic geography, slashed transportation costs, and made the boom in global trade possible. -- from back cover.
Appendix includes labor-management contracts, documents, correspondence, U.S. Statutes, and other material related to employment practices in the maritime industry (p. 322-577).