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Mělée on the Mersey: contracts, competition and labour relations on the docks
Author(s) -
Saundry Richard,
Turnbull Peter
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1996.tb00775.x
Subject(s) - deregulation , port (circuit theory) , competition (biology) , labour economics , labor relations , industrial relations , market economy , dock , business , economics , management , engineering , ecology , marine engineering , electrical engineering , biology
Although strikes on the waterfront are now rare, the Liverpool dock dispute is indicative of how deregulation of the dockland labour market has compelled operators to cut ever more deeply into labour costs, and casualise the employment relationship. This has had an adverse effect on port performance and undermines the ability of employers to compete effectively.