The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is one of the largest and influential labor unions in the United States. IWLU is well known for its actions across ports on the Pacific. In 2012, dockworkers at a port in Portland, Oregon, began a slowdown to protest two positions which they believed should be given to union members. The company operating the port took the IWLU to court over the issue. 7 years later, the court has rendered a verdict favoring the company and awarding it $93.6 million in damages. This verdict has the potential to bankrupt a historic labor union.
See "$93.6 Million Verdict Threatens to Bankrupt One of America’s Most Powerful Unions", Mike Baker, New York Times, November 22, 2019