I want to be very clear that I’m a supporter of unions, but there are consequences when unchecked and I think they’re hurting themselves in the long run. To an

I want to be very clear that I’m a supporter of unions, but there are consequences when unchecked and I think they’re hurting themselves in the long run. To answer your question: I don’t know for sure, because every union is different. It looks like the east coast is represented by https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Longshoremen%27s_Association https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Longshoremen%2... which suffered from organized crime in the past and the west is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Longshore_and_Warehouse_Union https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Longshore_and_... Which is more like what I described: The West Coast union apparently has tens of thousands of applicants for a single job, so clearly there is great demand to get in. It may be that I mixed the two: East coast cannot handle the ships, even if it could go through the canal. West coast, which can handle said cargo ships, has a strong union that is keeping the headcount artificially low.