will obama keep his promise to union workers?

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Thursday February 24, 2011 · 12:04 PM PST

2011/02/24 · 12:04

Obama said this at his campaign stop in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 2007:

“And understand this: If American workers are being denied their right to organize and collectively bargain when I’m in the White House, I’ll put on a put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself. I’ll walk on that picket line with you as president of the United States.”

Below is a youtube video of him saying it.

Poll
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Will Obama rally with union workers to support their right to organize and collectively bargain?

no, he doesn't have any comfortable shoes

no, he's too busy winning the future

no, he's just not that into worker issues anymore

yes, but he's waiting for the picket lines to form

yes, he's just waiting for the right time

yes, but he's waiting for his next paycheck so he can buy pizza for everybody on line

pie

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Will Obama rally with union workers to support their right to organize and collectively bargain?

no, he doesn't have any comfortable shoes

9%

6 votes

no, he's too busy winning the future

13 votes

no, he's just not that into worker issues anymore

32 votes

yes, but he's waiting for the picket lines to form

3%

2 votes

yes, he's just waiting for the right time

6%

4 votes

yes, but he's waiting for his next paycheck so he can buy pizza for everybody on line

4%

3 votes

pie

7 votes

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