The Reserve Army of Unemployed Workers

Today's economic “malaise” has unexpected beneficiaries:

Protest organizers and advocacy groups are reaping an unexpected benefit from continued high joblessness. With the national unemployment rate currently at 9.5%, an "endless supply" of the out-of-work, as well as retirees seeking extra income, are lining up to be paid demonstrators, says George Eisner, the union's director of organization. Extra feet help the union staff about 150 picket lines in the District of Columbia and Baltimore each day.

If the unions benefit from the reserve army of unemployed workers, would that give a pro-union administration an incentive to pursue pro-unemployment policies?