Just a little opinion:

No matter what UNION represents us, people will be in charge. People, generally, seek these positions for a multitude of reasons. To be elected into these positions, one needs to say what you want to hear. POLITICS, in other words, will always be a part of our representation. And in POLITICS, there is a lot of BULL $ H ! T.

It is just the way of today's environment, so wanting to change something for something similar (even though the politicians say there will be change) is just a waste of resources and energy.

TYG