• President Obama is a strong supporter of worker's rights. He believes they should be given
the right to bargain collectively and strike if the need arises. He would see to it that striking
workers are not completely expelled from work.

• Obama believes in the Employees Free Choice Act which is a bipartisan effort to enable
workers to organize. The essence of the Act is to give the employees a choice whether to join a
union or not and not simply be pressured into joining.

• He opposed Bush's National labor Relations Board's 'Kentucky River' decisions to classify
workers such as nurses, construction workers as supervisors. They were not to receive protection
under Federal labor laws under this decision therefore Obama cosponsored legislation against this.

• Obama intended to raise the minimum wages index it to inflationary levels and thereby raise
the Earned Income Tax Credit.

• Obama supports the United Auto Workers and AFL-CIO and the right of workers to bargain
collectively and strike if necessary.  While running for election he said that he would work to ban
the permanent replacement of striking workers.

• Obama believes that America's future lies in developing new clean energy jobs which can be
achieved by mandatory limits on carbon pollution which will create a stable business environment
welcoming investments from entrepreneurs in a new energy economy.

• Obama plans to invest in innovation and development by giving increased access to capital
and by cutting health care costs and also by introducing a new Small Business Health Tax Credit.

• He supports the setting up of a national infrastructure bank to use public and private
capital to fund projects. He builds in creating jobs by rebuilding business infrastructure.

• Obama believes that workers should have the freedom to choose whether to join a union
without harassment or intimidation from their employers. Obama cosponsored and is strong advocate
for the Employee Free Choice Act, a bipartisan effort to assure that workers can exercise their
right to organize.  He will continue to fight for EFCA's passage and sign it into law. 

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