Waterfront Blues : : Labour Strife at the Port of Montreal, 1960-1978 / / Alexander C. Pathy.
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 go...
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2004 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Preface -- Introduction -- 1. 'A Great National Emergency -- 2. Sound and Fury -- 3. The Picard Commission -- 4. After Picard -- 5. The Agreement of 1969 -- 6. Treading Water -- 7. Hope Deferred -- 8. Strike! -- 9. On the Brink -- 10. Hardball -- 11. The Force of the Law -- 12. Getting to Yes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781442683259 9783110667691 9783110490954 |
DOI: | 10.3138/9781442683259 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Alexander C. Pathy. |