Sigh... Now I remember. This isn't the way. But I would agree that simply returning to a free market isn't enough. If this is inspired by the longshoremen strike, that only works because government has constrained the shipping industry with all kinds of permits, fees, licenses, and basically making it impossible for a competitor to open a seaport. If shipping can't work as a free market, then it will have to automate everything, and then the union will be out of a job. The full answer is, we need strong enough property rights for new shipping companies and new ports to open with a reasonably low barrier to entry. Another possible answer is stock ownership - owning a company is a much better solution than unionizing and extorting. There's ways to work around this. (Not that I think we will)