Barack Obama joins striking workers in Chicago.
"If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It's that simple."
--Barack Obama, speaking to the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Convention, April 2, 2008
Barack Obama on:
workers' Rights
Barack Obama will fight for worker's freedom to form unions and bargain.
- Obama co-sponsored the employee Free choice Act and has pledged to sign it into law.
- Obama has voted for collective bargaining rights for public employees.
- Obama left the campaign trail to vote in favor of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
- Obama has rallied with striking workers and supported union organizing campaigns.
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