They should not be trusted more than other power groups (well, maybe a little more, arguably, but let's say they're all equal). However, they are the only signi

They should not be trusted more than other power groups (well, maybe a little more, arguably, but let's say they're all equal). However, they are the only significant power group regularly absent from a person's life. Religion, legislators, police, and businesses are almost always there, but unions are just as important a balancing entity as those others, and yet are frequently absent.