Middle Class Task Force to Reconnect Workers With Government

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Vice-President Joe Biden will head a Middle Class Task Force with the goal of connecting workers to government during this time of economic crisis and mass job losses.  The task force was re-introduced today along with the announcement that the Obama administration would be reversing four anti-Union Bush directives.

President Obama will be reversing several Bush-era executive orders that were unpopular with organized labor and widely viewed as pro-big business.  The orders to be reversed are:

• A directive allowing companies to post signs informing workers that they can de-certify their unions 
• Allowances for reimbursement of monies spent on initiatives or programs designed to block new unions or crush existing ones
  

President Obama will also issue new executive orders that will help workers retain their jobs and require companies to educate workers about their rights.  Obama will introduce changes that:

• Require companies with more than $100,000 in contracts to visibly post workers rights as outlined under the National Labor Relations Act
• Require expired contracts to first be offered to qualified workers presently doing the job

The moves were applauded by labor leaders who were invited to the White House for a second straight day in a row.  Vice-President Biden explained the government's pro-worker position in a very timely statement about the current economic situation.