Waterfront Blues

Labour Strife at the Port of Montreal, 1960-1978

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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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 70s. 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 intervention.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.Exploring complicated issues of labour relations clearly and concisely, Waterfront Blues also boasts a fascinating cast of characters, including the colourful labour minister Bryce Mackasey; the shrewd shipping industry lawyer and future prime minister Brian Mulroney; the decisive and no-nonsense management spokesperson Arnie Masters; the fiery union leader Jean-Marc St-Onge; and the blunt, brutally effective mediator/arbitrator Judge Alan B. Gold.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-02-24
Mått159 x 235 x 33 mm
Vikt720 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor335
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9780802089809

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"A request by Alec Pathy to write a brief foreword to this book brought back a flood of memories for me - memories of exciting days as a young lawyer in Montreal in the mid-1960s and memories as well of turbulent times in Canada's ports and the remarkable cast of characters that grappled with and eventually resolved this complex and intractable challenge. Alec Pathy played a leading and constructive role throughout this industrial drama... In that decade-long journey we all look together, Alec never missed a moment. I remember him well as an intelligent and thoughtful voice of reason, imbued with a great sense of humour and a vision of waterfronts transformed. That [Montreal ports] are in fact transformed today is the legacy of many mentioned in this impressive book but I can testify that few, if any, played a more constructive and important role than the author. From the foreword by Brian Mulroney; Alec Pathy's insider's view and comprehensive history of what one may call, for want of a better phrase, the Industrial Revolution of the maritime shipping industry is not only an engaging and instructive look at the past, it is also a lesson for the future. From the foreword by Alan B. Gold"