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Obama Promises
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] card check: President Barack Obama told AFL-CIO union leaders Tuesday in a videotaped address that the controversial Employee Free Choice Act will pass, signaling his full backing for legislation that makes union organizing easier. "We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act," President Obama told more than 100 top labor officials in a closed-door meeting at the labor federation's winter gathering in Miami, according to people at the meeting. ...

Obama: 'We Will Pass the Employee Free Choice Act'
JammieWearingFool — Another dagger into the heart of American businesses. President Barack Obama told AFL-CIO union leaders Tuesday in a videotaped address that the controversial Employee Free Choice Act will pass, signaling his full backing for legislation that makes union organizing easier. "We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act," President Obama told more than 100 top labor officials in a closed-door meeting at the labor federation's winter gathering in Miami, according to people at the meeting. The bill would make it easier for unions to recruit workers because it would let them join ...

Obama tells unions that Card Check will pass this year
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... After telling Planned Parenthood that the Freedom of Choice Act was his first priority and the unions that the EFCA was his top issue, it seems as though Barack Obama has managed to avoid both in his first few weeks in office.  Yesterday, though, the new president sent a video message to an AFL-CIO leadership meeting insisting that he had not forgotten about his union pals.  Obama pledged to get Card Check passed this year:“We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act,” President Obama told more than 100 top labor officials in a closed-door meeting at the labor federation’s ...

Big Promise: Obama Tells Unions That The Employee Free Choice Act Will Pass This Year
Say Anything — Another promise Obama isn’t going to be able to keep? “We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act,” President Obama told more than 100 top labor officials in a closed-door meeting at the labor federation’s winter gathering in Miami, according to people at the meeting. The bill would make it easier for unions to recruit workers because it would let them join unions simply by signing cards rather than through secret-ballot elections in which companies can campaign against the union. The U.S. Chamber of ...

The WonkLine: March 4, 2009
Wonk Room — ... In a videotaped address before the AFL-CIO, President Obama said that the Employee Free Choice Act will pass, “signaling his full backing for legislation that makes union organizing easier.” ...

Card Check
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] Wednesday, March 04, 2009 [image] Card Check [ David Freddoso ] President Obama reiterates that the Employee Free Choice Act will pass , and that he will sign it. Not all labor leaders believe him , but Bill Samuel, top lobbyist for the AFL-CIO, believes that Al Franken will be the 60th vote in favor . 03/04 03:56 PM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2009. All Rights Reserved. Home | ...

Beck Mocks Union Winter Retreat, Card Check in Show’s 'COMЯADE UPDATE'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... According to the March 4 Wall Street Journal, President Barack Obama told AFL-CIO union leaders in a videotaped address the legislation has his "full backing." ...

Biden Endorses Employee Free Choice Act In Miami Speech
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... asking for anything we don't deserve. And we're not asking for anything that wasn't intended when the NLRB said we should be encouraging -- encouraging -- unions. We just want to level this playing field again." The line, delivered to the crowd in Miami, came a few days after the president himself offered similar assurances that EFCA -- which will allow unions to more easily organize -- would pass under his administration. "We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act," the president said in a video address. Labor, of course, is ecstatic about the ...

Biden Endorses Employee Free Choice Act In Miami Speech
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... asking for anything we don't deserve. And we're not asking for anything that wasn't intended when the NLRB said we should be encouraging -- encouraging -- unions. We just want to level this playing field again." The line, delivered to the crowd in Miami, came a few days after the president himself offered similar assurances that EFCA -- which will allow unions to more easily organize -- would pass under his administration. "We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act," the president said in a video address. Labor, of course, is ecstatic about the ...

The Secret Ballot: What is it Good For?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Hoffa criticizes the secret ballot because he supports card-check, which would unionize workplaces once a majority of workers sign a card in support of a union. President Obama supports card-check. Last week ...