Conflits et négociations au Havre avant et après les grandes réformes portuaires

Abstract

Contrary to what many observers expected, the two main port reforms implemented in Le Havre (1992 and 2008), far from reducing the numbers and combative spirit of the Le Havre dockers' union, have strengthened it. The roots of the labor organization reached back long before the labor mechanisms (the BCMO pool and the CAINAGOD compensation chest) established by the 1947 law; they survived its amendment in 1992. Five factors are identified to explain the resilience of the trade union in the Norman port: the increase in the tonnage handled, the effective use of general French industrial relations law, trade union involvement in promoting the harbor, participation in a European dockers' coordination and a subtle mix of negotiation, strike threats and strikes.

Keywords

• governance
• conflict
• France
• ports
• deregulation
• terminal operators