Obama seeks unions' health-care support
Posted: September 8, 2009 at 5:50 a.m.
President Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security "all bear the union label," as he appealed to organized labor to help him win the healthcare fight in Congress.
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