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The abolition of the National Dock Labour Scheme and the revival of the Port of Liverpool
Author(s) -
Stoney Peter
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0270.00152
Subject(s) - dock , port (circuit theory) , alliance , workforce , flexibility (engineering) , intervention (counseling) , labour economics , operations management , economics , political science , engineering , management , economic growth , law , psychology , electrical engineering , psychiatry , marine engineering
In the ten years since the abolition in 1989 of the National Dock Labour Scheme, the commercial viability of the Port of Liverpool has improved considerably. Not all of the improvement can be attributed to greater labour flexibility amongst the dock workforce. But the ability of dock workers and management to combine their skills in a productive alliance without the hindrance of a third party's intervention has made a very significant contribution to the better performance of the port, which in turn bodes well for the wider Merseyside economy.