Obamas To Vacation In Martha's Vineyard, White House Confirms

After Tuesday's election in Wisconsin, how fortunate that Obama is able to take his family on a luxury vacation.

“One year from now, we have the chance to tell all those corporate lobbyists that the days of them setting the agenda in Washington are over. I have done more to take on lobbyists than any other candidate in this race - and I've won. I don't take a dime of their money, and when I am President, they won't find a job in my White House. Because real change isn't another four years of defending lobbyists who don't represent real Americans - it's standing with working Americans who have seen their jobs disappear and their wages decline and their hope for the future slip further and further away. That's the change we can offer in 2008.

When I am President, I will end the tax giveaways to companies that ship our jobs overseas, and I will put the money in the pockets of working Americans, and seniors, and homeowners who deserve a break. I won't wait ten years to raise the minimum wage - I'll raise it to keep pace every single year. And if American workers are being denied their right to organize when I'm in the White House, I will put on a comfortabl­e pair of shoes and I will walk on that picket line with you as President of the United States."

-Candidate Obama, November 3, 2007 in Spartanbur­g, South Carolina.

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Without labor unions, workers wouldn't  have:


A 40-hour workweek


An 8-hour workday


Overtime Pay


Sick Leave


Paid Vacation


Employer-p­aid health insurance


Pensions


Safety and health protection­s


Grievance procedure for wrongful discharge and discipline


Fairness in promotions


Higher wages
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