Roll Call is reporting today on Big Labor having more legislative success pushing their agenda since Democrats have taken control of Congress.

Business advocates concede that unions are talking big. But if Democrats do win more seats in Congress and take control of the White House, they could find themselves in a plum position after this year’s elections.
 
“I don’t think they run the show right now, but they are clearly talking with more emboldened rhetoric going forward,” said Bruce Josten, executive vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which supports the Colombia FTA. “The ultimate prize for them is to not have a veto-wielding president.”
 
Denier, of Change to Win, agreed: “The 2008 election is an opportunity for the transformation of the political process and the workplace economy of the United States.”
 
He said unions will drive the debate on health care reform and will continue a major push for one of labor’s biggest priorities on “card check legislation,” or the Employee Free Choice Act, which would allow workers to form unions not by secret ballot but after a majority of employees sign valid authorization cards. On those issues, Denier said, Change to Win would likely work hand- in-hand with the AFL as the two have on Colombia.

Big Labor has already played a major role in blocking the Colombian free trade agreement, and they're now setting their sights on card check and health care.  As long as they continue to fund liberal candidates and causes as lavishly as they do now, they will continue to get their way legislatively.