But is their membership really on their side? Or have numbers been dwindling as teachers and public officers return to work - especially since the government announced they would start docking salaries for everyday missed after last Friday.
And on top of that, you've heard the ComPol and his Minister say that the public is growing frustrated with the unions and have chosen not to lend their support.
We asked the union leaders that today but they said their membership has never been stronger.
Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U.
"When we are doing industrial actions as unions anything is possible and so as we normally say we plan, we execute, we dent share our plans ahead of time. So whatever it will take for us as unions to do what you have to do then we will do so. The police have a job to do and we have to respect them for that, but we too have a job to do. There has been an increase in the intimidation tactics out there, but despite all of that our teachers are standing firm, public officers are standing firm and we are saying that we are moving forward, we are not going backward, we are moving forward, so they have been trying their best to intimidate our workers from being with us, but it's not working."
Gerald Henry, President, PSU
"From the pace inside we have actually seen an increase to our membership, so that in itself will let you know whether we are moving in a negative or position direction."
