[mattmcknight]

The teachers and firefighters formed unions in the face of withering hostility from management? About half of US union members are local, state, or federal government employees.

[jtbigwoo]

They absolutely did. Look up the origins of the Chicago Teachers' Union or the fire fighter's union in Pittsburgh.

Even today, government employee unions face serious challenges to their existence. If Scott Walker doesn't count as management, who does?