Labour Relations on the Docks

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Historical study of labour relations in respect of dockers in the UK - includes information on the development of compulsory registration schemes and final decasualization of employment in 1967 and covers the role of trade unions, working conditions, nationalization, labour policy, redundancy issues, the impact of technological change and containerization on port activities, labour disputes and dispute settlement, strike and unofficial strike activities, wage rates, etc. Bibliography pp. 139 to 142, references and statistical tables