Obama, the UAW strike and his record on Jobs

[illinoisprogressive]

Barack Obama issued a statement on the UAW strike shortly after they walked out on strike.
Before I post his statement I thought I would post his record in the senate on jobs:

* Give public safety officers collective bargaining rights. (Aug 2007)
* Chief co-sponsor of IL ENDA, against gay job discrimination. (Aug 2007)
* Chicago's Soldier Field stadium construction created jobs. (Aug 2007)
* Pres. candidates can afford minimum wage; most folks can't. (Jul 2007)
* Make the minimum wage a living wage. (Jun 2007)
* Burdens of globalization are placed on the backs of workers. (Mar 2007)
* Owes unions who endorsed him; that's why he's in politics. (Oct 2006)
* Working full-time should mean enough to support a family. (Oct 2006)
* Overrode federal overtime rules and raised the minimum wage. (Sep 2004)
* Make sure that African-American men have access to jobs. (Jul 2004)
* Fund Trade Adjustment Assistance for service workers too. (Jun 2004)
* Increase IL minimum wage to $6.50 an hour. (Jun 2004)
* Tax cuts for the rich do not create jobs. (May 2004)
* Obama will strengthen unions and workers' rights. (May 2004)
* Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
* Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)

Impressive? Oh yes. Those who contend that in 3 years Obama couldn't do much but, as you know from the record I posted on his work with Katrina and now this, Obama has not exactly been sitting on hands. And these are just 2 issues.

His statement on the strike:

Reaction from presidential hopefuls and members of Congress to the decision Monday by the United Auto Workers union to strike against General Motors Corp.:

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"I stand with the 73,000 United Automobile Workers who are striking General Motors. The demands the union is fighting for — job security, the health benefits they were promised — are things that all workers should expect and that UAW members deserve. General Motors owes it to the UAW to come back to the bargaining table so that union members can go back to work." — Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-47/1190686842246950.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

[MannyGoldstein]

1. And He Wasn't A Cheerleader For Permanent "Free" Trade Status For China

Unlike certain other frontrunners of both genders.