Is it laughable though? The union is blockading shipments to a company that chooses not to join. The next step, apparently, will be an embargo on the company's electrical repair work and trash service.

Seems like extortion to me, so I certainly wouldn't want to put my career or my family in the crosshairs of a group that's willing to sink to such lows.

When the mafia demands protection money, it's prudent to fly under the radar.