>We can deal with the unions internally<
The unions are laced with, if not the mafia, then the Communists, which are, contrary to contemporary thought, long from gone - Witness Putin selling uranium to Iran. Communism has found a good bedfellow!
Right on both counts but at the moment I see handing over the ports to Muslim fanatics a far greater threat. We can control the criminal elements, most of whom are in management within the unions internally but I'm not so sure about those from Middle Eastern countries.