Barry have served Britain well in times of war and peace.

[Administrator]

I think that I can reasonably say that the docks at Barry have served Britain well in times of war and peace. Between 1939 and 1945, while other United Kingdom ports were being heavily bombed, massive shipments of general cargo, military and civil, moved in and out of our docks. Moreover, the workers there have demonstrated, not only during the war but since, the adaptability and versatility in dealing with unfamiliar cargoes. We have also had very few labour disputes or stoppages of any kind. Labour relations in the port have been excellent. There has been none of the serious strikes which have often affected the Mersey and the Port of London. Labour relations in South Wales generally have been rather better than in the rest of the United Kingdom, certainly in the docks.

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