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Obama cites labor’s role in US economy amid trade rift
Associated Press ^ | Oct. 7, 2015 1:28 PM EDT

Posted on 10/07/2015 11:10:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai

President Barack Obama says labor laws should be strengthened and it should be easier for workers to join unions.

Obama made the comments at a White House workers’ summit on Wednesday—just as there’s a rift with labor over a Pacific Rim trade agreement. …

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1 posted on 10/07/2015 11:10:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Labor has had a huge role in closing out and helping move out businesses with their unions.
In the public sector those unions have transferred huge sums to Democrats in exchange for benefits, power and boondoggle level pay which has also screwed Americans and the deficit.


2 posted on 10/07/2015 11:13:46 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Olog-hai

Labo had Obama attack VW and Toyota

both actions are actually trade war actions to please the UAW

that would be the same UAW that stole my retirement via the GM bailout


3 posted on 10/07/2015 11:16:02 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump)
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To: Olog-hai

Which labor is he talking about? US citizen labor, or all the illegals he and the Chamber of Commerce Republicans are letting flood the job market?


4 posted on 10/07/2015 11:25:27 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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