The Los Angeles Times reports on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce efforts in "key Senate races," reflecting our recent analyses:

Ground zero in this rear-guard action is Minnesota, where first-term Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is fighting for survival in one of the most expensive Senate campaigns in the country. His opponent, comedian Al Franken, has raised a huge war chest and receives grass-roots help from organized labor, which also views this race -- and EFCA -- as a top priority.

The chamber-backed ground game is also focusing on Kentucky, where Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is in a tight race; North Carolina, where Sen. Elizabeth Dole is trailing; Mississippi, where Sen. Roger Wicker is polling slightly ahead; and New Hampshire, where Sen. John E. Sununu has fallen behind former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen.

An Opinion piece in the Canton (OH) Repository proclaims Senator McCain's "policies to help business will help all workers," and expands:

To provide a glimpse into the frightening things to come in the Obama anti-business environment, you need only look to the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that is at the top of labor's agenda. The bill should be renamed The Destruction of Employees' Right to Cast a Secret Ballot Act. Its aim is to abolish the federal right of workers to cast a secret vote on whether to have a union represent them. Current law protects workers so that neither unions nor companies can intimidate, harass or pressure them to vote one way or another.

EFCA seeks to force companies to recognize and bargain with a union if the union simply gathers signatures on union authorization cards from a majority of workers. EFCA proponents want workers to decide which way to vote while a union-supporter co-worker or union organizer peers over their shoulder.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution declares that it is "vital" that Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) be re-elected to protect the filibuster for use against EFCA, quoting the Senator:

"The biggest fear that you have is that they get that filibuster-proof Senate, even though it is a long shot. If they do, Barney Frank has said the first thing they'll do is slash defense by 25 percent. They'll pass the Employee Free Choice Act and write a secret ballot away from everybody" in the workplace.

And the Wall Street Journal continues its now-daily reporting on EFCA:

Business-backed groups agree that the bill would increase unionization, but say it would also hurt growth by raising labor costs, eventually leading to widespread layoffs. One of those groups, the nonprofit Employee Freedom Action Committee, began airing an ad last week linking unions to massive job losses in the steel, auto and airline industries. "If you think the economy is bad now, it could get worse," the ad says. Many companies, including big targets for union organizing like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., adamantly oppose the legislation.