It just seems like they hold a lot of power, more than teacher unions for example. Where does this power come from specifically. My apologies if this is the wrong sub. Thanks in advance
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They’re different from regular unions because they’re a public sector union, so they generally negotiate with the government rather than a private business.
A unions power is generally directly related to its size. There are other factors but that’s probably the biggest single factor.
However your impression that it’s more powerful than the teachers union is probably wrong. The teachers union is possibly the most powerful union in the US only behind the AFL-CIO which is something like 4x larger than the next largest(which would be the teachers union).
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