Because trucking is the red-headed stepchild of the Labor Movement......They don't seem to care, because we don't seem to care...
Two-thirds of our members didn't even bother to vote,.......so except for that noisy minority in freight and UPS,.......why bother?
The two-thirds will only become disgruntled Teamsters when their personal contract gets the Hoffa treatment.......but since Hoffa has done such a thorough job of splintering the Union with busting up national contracts and jamming through IBT Constitution changes.,..........they soon realize they are standing alone, and no other Teamster cares.
The words "Brotherhood and Solidarity" kind of have a hollow ring nowadays......
In those conditions, if you were a lawyer taking on the multiple contractual indiscretions perpetrated by 17 years of Hoffa rule,........what would you stand to gain?
It would be like wetting yourself while wearing dark corduroy pants........you get a warm feeling, but nobody knows.......
Besides,......where would you find a lawyer with altruistic principles willing to nobly fight for Labor justice? Last time I checked at the Smithsonian, they were fresh out......