The Teamsters, the notorious truckers union that dominates the transportation industry, had the clout to negotiate their way out of the Justice Department’s oversight.
The union had been under strict DOJ oversight for a long time, due it undisputed links to money laundering for the mafia.
Union Boss James Hoffa (son of the likely murdered Jimmy Hoffa) and other leaders were somehow able to arrange a compromise so that the DOJ would phase out its oversight of their organization.