This seems very US-centric. In Sweden there is a union for military officers for example. And there are plenty of civilian employees working for the armed forc

This seems very US-centric. In Sweden there is a union for military officers for example. And there are plenty of civilian employees working for the armed forces that can join unions as much as they like and presumably cause quite a bit of chaos if they go on strike. Is the argument that teacher unions should be illegal because they somehow stifle education? That seems insane, isn't it a fundamental right to join whatever organisation you wish, not just the ones the government likes? And there are lots and lots of countries with teachers unions that outrank the US in various quality of education rankings (e.g. Finland), so it doesn't seem like teachers unions are a big barrier to higher quality education. But you do have the right to select any school you like here, which is considered some sort of extreme right wing thing in the states as far as I can tell. Although free choice of schools has it's own share of problems...