Take a gander at this chart and tell me how your favorite brand of political Kool-Aid has helped unions, see any correlation at all?
There isn't any, it is a fantasy that just won't die. Unions have been on the decline for a very long time no matter which party was in power.
If you are really interested go research the largest fatcat bailout in history, still ongoing. Goldman-Sachs was a big player and funded much of the political lift.
The biggest mistake you can make is assuming that any of these people are your friends in any way.
http://www.workinglife.org/wiki/Unio...all+(1948-2004)