Spencer, Leslie Martin2017-06-202017-06-2019591959b14634405https://hdl.handle.net/2144/22525Thesis (M.B.A)--Boston UniversityThe purpose of this thesis is to analyze the maritime labor costs in connection with their effecta on the industry by three methods of approach: first, to explore the extent of the costs supported by the subsidization policy of the United States Government; second, to evaluate the justifications offered by seamen's unions in support of the wage levels attained by their effortsr and third, to appraise the claims of management in relation to the other two.en-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions.Merchant marinesUnited StatesThesis/Dissertation