Teacher’s unions have become ineffective in Connecticut [I don’t know about other states] ..police and firefighter unions are generally feared and have a great deal of influence in cities and towns, here.
The state gov’t unions- the education, fire fighters, police and corrections officer’s unions in California, are in absolute control, by liberalism in a way- most other folks, cannot begin to fathom. The fed’s also have great sway in this State. California is the gov’t formula model, for the rest of Our Nation, by 2018.