"As other countries expanded their output, adopted modern production methods, and built new, efficient shipyards, British shipbuilders found themselves increasingly uncompetitive."
This feels like the US with longshoremen and coal
This feels like the US with longshoremen and coal
My last job, in oil and gas, on a large offshore vessel had I think 4000 people engaged in the shipyard during construction.
Labor in the US is extremely pricey because you have to keep the landlords happy
When you don't have a minimum wage, or your minimum wage is vastly lower than other competitors, it's far more efficient to hire more people than to invest in process improvements.