Well, I can only hope the unions will show some spine in a united front on this matter. One of the things that candidates in primaries do as a matter of course is garner endorsements from unions. If unions would be willing to DE-endorse elected candidates ti could help embolden challengers to those who've failed to get their job done. This would be especially helpful in the House.
In the Senate, the terms are a little long to help hold feet to the fire as efficiently. But I think it'd be beneficial if unions could settle on some key matters of social justice (not workplace rules - trade policy, social security preservation, tax fairness, etc.) and establish a gentlemen's agreement for all unions to follow when supporting candidates. For example, if a Congressperson votes against or contravenes these universal tenets or specific legislation, no union should cross this 'virtual picket line' and endorse or support the offending candidate(s) in any way.
But nothing like this can work if the unions won't circle the wagons and make it happen. Unions are very much taken advantage of by the DLC elite like Obama, Clinton, et. al., as categorically stated by rahm emanuel early in Obama's administration.
Unions have been a bastion of courage for a century and if they can stand up to be the first to offer a purge of the Democratic Party of servants to the aristocracy.
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