>>8470470M-tron was a weird combination between, rescue workers, miners, and space truckers. I'm assuming they wouldn't have as big of equipment as they have and be in so many fields if they weren't either a union or a corporation. Given how much stuff seems geared towards safety and rescue missions, it makes me think that they're just a really well equipped union.
In the space police they mention a "Galactic Council" whose in charge of the and that might just be a bunch of corporate leaders but I'm not quite sure. That and from a storytelling perspective having a public organization in contrast to all the private ones creates a good contrast and allows you to tell more stories.
