Union busted.

“The ILWU is one of the most powerful unions in the United States. Since bloody riots in 1934 it has controlled all 29 seaports on the west coast of the United States, giving them monopoly power.” They tried to use their power to strong-arm a port operator into giving them more jobs. When that didn’t work, they followed through on their threat. That backfired on everyone. “Thus, the union has been bankrupted, the port closed, hundreds of millions of dollars lost and shipments slowed all because of a dispute over 2 jobs.” ~ learn more