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During the 19th century a longshoring tradition emerged out of the booming lumber trade in Saint John. Shiplabourers' organizations periodically vied with local merchants for control of the waterfront casual labour market. Work-bred feelings of mutualism were frequently undermined by job, ethnic, and religious segmentation. Despite the introduction of steamers, the longshore labour process remained relatively unchanged. The situation changed at the turn of the century as a result of the establishment of Saint John's winter-port facility. Big Capital confronted Big Labour in an all-out struggle for control of the docks. Aided by wartime conditions, the longshoremen finally succeeded in imposing new work-rules and exerting partial control over hiring practices. But after the Armistice, the shipping industry regained its previous authority, and hard-pressed Saint John longshoremen subsequently abandoned their class-based efforts in favour of regional political nostrums. Resume Au cours du dix-neuvieme siecle, a Saint-John, le travail de debardeur se developpa en meme temps que le commerce du bois. Les organisations de travailleurs maritimes rivalisaient periodiquement avec les marchands locaux pour controler le marche du travail portuaire. La solidarite du milieu de travail se trouvait souent minee par les divisions ethniques et religieuses ainsi que par la segmentation du travail. Malgre l'introduction des vaisseaux a vapeur, le proces de travail des debardeurs demeura relativement inchange, mais la situation se transforma au tournant du siecle quand Saint-John fut amenage en port d'hiver. Le Grand Capital confronta le Travail dans une lutte a outrance pour le controle des quaies. Grâce aux conditions liees a la Grande Guerre, les debardeurs reussirent finallement a imposer de nouveaux reglements de travail et a exercer un controle partiel sur l'embauche. Apres l'armistice, toutefois, les compagnies maritimes imposerent de nouveau leur autorite. Devant cette situation difficile, les debardeurs de Saint-John durent abandonner leurs actions de classe pour se tourner vers les palliatifs offerts par la politique regionale.
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