{"product_id":"waterfront-blues","title":"Waterfront Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaterfront Blues\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring complicated issues of labour relations clearly and concisely, \u003ci\u003eWaterfront Blues\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54228888355160,"sku":"9780802089809","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802089809__67657d1f81b45.jpg?v=1741135551","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/waterfront-blues","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}