Unions dream big for Obama’s 2nd term

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Washington Times:

When President Obama spoke out forcefully against Michigan’s right-to-work law, it was a rare example of the president putting on public display his support of organized labor.

“What they’re really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money,” Mr. Obama told union workers, reciting labor’s talking points as faithfully as if his speech had been written by the United Auto Workers.

Big Labor hopes it’s a sign that Mr. Obama will step into the fray on behalf of union workers more openly during his second term, whether it’s stopping an expansion of right-to-work laws in states or working toward labor’s bigger dream of approving “card check,” which is federal legislation that would make it much easier for nonunion workplaces to organize.

“I am very confident that in his second term he will speak out a lot more forcefully on any number of issues,” said Fred D. Mason Jr., president of the Maryland and D.C. chapter of the AFL-CIO. “I would encourage the president to simply speak out more, use the bully pulpit of his office and be even more supportive when workers are actually engaging in those struggles.”

But right-to-work advocates expect Mr. Obama to keep pushing his pro-union agenda largely under the radar, through agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor.

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So far it seems states are winning out over the unions even with Obama around.

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So far it seems that some states are winning out over the recession even with Obama around- down side- he is getting the credit