Back in April, I wrote that supporting the Employee Free Choice Act should be a no-brainer for Democrats. Well, the debate on EFCA is starting next week in the Senate and so we’ll see where a few Democrats stand. I noted that a few Democrats were not co-sponsors and were giving dodgy answers why they weren’t supporting what labor calls its number one legislative priority.

An idea: any Democrat that does not vote in favor of EFCA–or does not vote to stop a filibuster, which will likely be the first hurdle the Republican leadership will throw at the bill–should get a primary challenge by a labor-backed candidate. If the labor movement considers the bill its number one priority–the ability to have a decent chance to organize workers is, after all, a life-or-death proposition–we should hold accountable those people who do not stand with us.