Anyone who doesn't think the outfit still controls a bunch of locals and likely a lot higher in the Teamsters isn't real bright. Always been their power base, well that and controlling the corrupt Dem politicians in Chicago. Not sure the extent of that these days, but they own the unions, the conference centers, Rosemont, etc. Many things in that respect haven't changed all that much, they just are more discriminate with how many bodies they're leaving on the streets.