Thesis (M.B.A)--Boston University / The 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.