All American truckers, not just Teamsters are elated as are most Americans.
If you think Teamsters are thugs why don’t you go to the nearest Teamsters hall and tell them you think they are thugs.
If you do so please post pictures after the event.
If someone was assaulted at a union meeting, I would call that behavior thuggery. Do you believe that union members have a right to take violence on someone for views that the union does not like?
Unions are legalized cartels created and maintained through coercive legislation. The purpose of a union is the same as any monopoly: to limit competition and increase prices. As a university professor, I have never had the opportunity to cross a picket line. If university faculty organized a union, I would be the first to cross the line.