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Hiring of Dock Workers and Employment Practices in the Ports of New York, Liverpool, London, Rotterdam, and Marseilles

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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95

ISBN 9780674392007

Publication Date: 01/01/1964

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  • Author’s Preface
  • Introduction
    • 1. Hiring Practices in the Five Ports
  • I. The Port of New York
    • 2. Early Hiring Practices
    • 3. The New York State Crime Commission
    • 4. The Bi-State Compact and the Waterfront Commission
    • 5. Employment Experience and the Seniority System
  • II. The Ports of Liverpool and London
    • 6. The Dock Labor Scheme in Great Britain
    • 7. The National Dock Labor Board
    • 8. Liverpool
    • 9. London
  • III. The Port of Rotterdam
    • 10. Early Conditions and the Haven Arbeiders Reserve
    • 11. The Centrale voor Arbeidsvoorziening
  • IV. The Port of Marseilles
    • 12. Hiring and Employment of Dock Workers
  • Part V. The Ports in Perspective
    • 13. Summary and Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Index

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