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Concession Bargaining in the Ocean-Going Maritime Industry

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The U.S.-flag maritime fleet has been in gradual decline throughout the postwar period, but that decline accelerated in the 1980s, with employment levels being particularly hard-hit. As a result, maritime collective bargaining entered a concessionary phase, with widespread concessions in staffing, work rules, and wages and benefits. The author finds that these recent concessions have come both in standard multi-employer agreements and in departures from those agreements on an employer-by-employer and vessel-by-vessel basis. He argues that these concessions, despite their extensiveness, will not be sufficient to halt the industry's decline in the absence of changes in public policy toward the maritime industry.

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  • Clifford B. Donn, 1989. "Concession Bargaining in the Ocean-Going Maritime Industry," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 42(2), pages 189-200, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:42:y:1989:i:2:p:189-200
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    1. Tsamourgelis, Ioannis, 2007. "Chapter 5 Employment Practices and Greek Shipping Competitiveness," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 121-170, January.
    2. William K. Roche & Paul Teague, 2015. "Antecedents of concession bargaining in the Great Recession: evidence from Ireland," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(5-6), pages 434-445, November.

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