President Obama / Governors / Labor Unions

This page contains articles and video clips which illustrate how President Obama / State Governors and Labor Unions address the budget crisis.

Obama :: Labor Unions :: Governors

OBAMA
At the Table - Secretary Hilda Solis on the role of unions

President Obama encourages governors to work with public servants in reaching shared sacrifice, also warns against denegrading public servants.



LABOR
Milwakee Labor Council:
Obama has hardly been silent about Wisconsin Protests


Mary Kay Henry - President SEIU

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Operation Hug a Hero Program

Thousands of kids whose parents are overseas serving in the military cling to the memory of hugging their daddy or mommy thanks to the Hug-A-Hero doll, which is imprinted with a photo of their parent in uniform. The dolls, which are free to families, help kids cope while mothers or fathers are away, said executive director Lisa Berg of Hudson, Florida.

“There’s nothing else like it,” Berg said. “They’re hugging their parent.”

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