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Union yes! President takes his message to workers

The labor movement was one of now-President Obama’s biggest supporters during his campaign. How does the group feel about the president eight months in? We talk with Cecil Roberts of the United Mine Workers of America, and labor journalist Philip Dine.

Global Politics

President Obama is traveling across the nation to rally people behind health care reform. One of this biggest stops happened yesterday, with a speech in Pittsburgh before hundreds of members of the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor union. The labor movement was one of now-President Obama’s biggest supporters during his campaign. How does the group feel about the president, and his policies, eight months in? We talk with Cecil Roberts, the president of the United Mine Workers of America, and labor journalist Philip Dine about the current relationship between the president and workers.