Again, the devil is in the details. The question is whether this is clout or residual clout. If you look at the case at the link below, you see a similar civil case brought by a waterfront company against mobbed up ILA guys earlier this year. The difference is, we've seen tons of union busts in New York in recent years, especially involving the Genovese family. Why nothing similar in Chicago if the union clout and labor racketeering is still pervasive there?

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/02/terminal_operator_sues_longsho.html