Many, many will address the Obama Administration and the newly emboldened Democratic majority in Congress as they try to repair America’s frayed financial and regulatory systems. Investor activists intend to be one of the many.

“For activists, our time has really come, and we will be speaking up at the next Congress,” promises Richard Ferlauto, director of corporate governance at American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, a union that has long been a thorn in Corporate America’s side. “After the election, we will be communicating with the new powers that be very quickly in the House and Senate.”