Council of Guilds

The Council of Guilds represents professional guilds the represent military veterans, educators, medical practictioners, law enforcement, and scientists. It also represents labor guilds for employees who work for interstellar and local/planetary governments and for private employers. It appoints a relatively large number of non-hereditary, non-noble representatives to the Imperial Parliament. It's professional guilds tend to be Neutrals in the politics of the Imperial Republic, but it's labor guilds tend to lean heavily toawrd either the Blue Party or less frequently the Red Party.