Posted on 09/07/2009 11:47:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security "all bear the union label," as he appealed to unions to help him win the health care fight in Congress.
"It was labor that helped build the largest middle class in history. So, even if you're not a union member, every American owes something to America's labor movement," said Obama, whose run for the presidency was energized in no small part by unions.
Obama asserted that "our recovery plan is working," but repeated that he won't be satisfied until jobs are much more plentiful.
Shortly after taking the oath, Obama confronted a rapidly deteriorating economy, a clogged credit system, failing or ailing banks and a a shaky stock market. He used his speech here to tick off a host of steps the administration has taken to steady the economy, and he made a special pitch for the health care overhaul he has pushed.
"We have never been this close," Obama said. "We have never had this broad an agreement on what needs to be done." He accused vested interests of trying to thwart it.
For their part, some elements within the labor movement have indicated frustration with Obama, who traveled to Cincinnati to speak to a state AFL-CIO gathering, because some key items such as legislation making it easier for people to join unions has languished in Congress. To vigorous cheers, Obama made a pitch for the bill in his speech. He also noted that the first bill he signed into law was one guaranteeing equal pay for equal work.
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wheres your barf alert
BFD! Same old crap.
He's lazy and gotten a free pass on everything because he's “black” (?) and BS’d and faked his way through everything. He's the archetype and and prime example of The Peter Principle. If he were all white, you would have never heard of him.
Bet the UAW officials were jumping out of their seats to applaud him.
Pray for the Tea Party Express
Yeah, like secret ballots.
Another TOTUS class warfare campaign speech. Had his preacher pulpit cadence in high gear today.
I was outside in my garden when he spoke...I got a call from friend saying he sounded furious and on a “we’re going to change America” roll. Was there a live thread? Looking for freeper reaction...
The Chinese especially thank the Unions for destroying the U.S. manufacturing base.
So, even if you’re not a union member, every American owes something to America’s labor movement,”
No we do not. We owe something to the laborers. To the Americans that actually worked, buil,t used their money, spent their time to make America what it is. The “movement” is about politics not about actual work or working.
I am not a union member and was only forced into being one for a very few short months in a 36 year working history.Of that I am very thankful...
Exactly!
Well if Social Security bears the union label, I certainly hope they are ready to stand up and take the blame when this Bernie Madoff scheme goes underwater in coming years.
Didn’t see a live thread earlier. Absolutely, he was in class warfare mode again, complete with “overpaid management,” and “it’s gotta be fair.”
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