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Remarks by the President to the AFL-CIO Executive Council

.  Getting EFCA through Senate is going to be tough.  It’s always been tough; it will continue to be tough.  We’ll keep on pushing.  But our work doesn’t stop there.  I mean, there’s a reason why we nominated people to the National Mediation Board that would ...


Remarks by the President at AFL CIO Labor Day Picnic

right to organize, your right to bargain collectively.  (Applause.)  That's why some of the first executive orders I issued overturned the previous administration's attempts to stifle organized labor.  That's why I support EFCA -- to level the playing ...


Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 9/8/09

, he would put his support behind the Employee Free Choice Act for passage in Congress. I have not heard a lot of talk about that, and it seemed as though the President tried to downplay EFCA at this point. Is he still a strong supporter of it ...


Making the Right Choice for the Economy

President Obama speaks to the AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting about the need to pursue bold, new options for the economy rather than fall back to failed policies of the past. ...