Obama to AFL-CIO, "I Will Make Card Check Law of the Land"

By Real Clear Politics

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According to Real Clear Politics which posted a recent speech from Mr. Obama to the AFL-CIO, which read:

We're ready to play offense for organized labor. It's time we had a President who didn't choke saying the word "union." A President who knows it's the Department of Labor and not the Department of Management. And a President who strengthens our unions by letting them do what they do best - organize our workers. If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It's that simple. Let's stand up to the business lobby that's been getting their friends in Washington to block card check. I've fought to pass the Employee Free Choice Act in the Senate. And I will make it the law of the land when I'm President of the United States of America...click to continue.

 

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