U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden announce new initiatives to help middle class families and make unionization easier

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President Barack Obama speaks on the many troubles facing the American middle class. He announces the creation of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, headed by Vice President Joe Biden. The task force is charged with creating new jobs and monitoring the problems that middle-income working families face, with the ultimate goal being to raise the living standards of those already in the middle class, as well as those aspiring to it. The President also announces plans to sign three executive orders intended to make unionization easier for those employed by companies with federal contracts.

Date Issued:

2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

United States, United States, and United States

Subject Topic:

Middle class families, Economic conditions, Job creation, Labor unions, and Organizing

Subject Name:

White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families (U.S.)

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5k35md99