Obama Reverses Bush Labor Policies

By: Daniel Carty
Topics: Hotsheet

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama signed several executive orders Friday reversing Bush-era policies that critics viewed as unfair for labor unions.

"I do not view the labor movement as part of the problem. To me it's part of the solution," Mr. Obama said. "We need to level the playing field for workers and the unions that represent their interests, because we know that you cannot have a strong middle class without a strong labor movement."

The new orders will limit federal contractors' abilities to restrict or discourage labor unions and require them to offer jobs to current workers when contracts change.

See below for the full text of the orders:

Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws

Economy in Government Contracting

Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

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by jodyrae4 January 31, 2009 4:12 PM EST: typical..if it turns out bad CBS will blame Bush...
If it turns out good the it is all Obamas doing..good grief!
Are there any REAL reporters out there anymore?; Reply to this comment


by rsplendorio January 31, 2009 2:03 PM EST: Do not let hatred for Bush blind your common sense. Read the non replacement of Qualified Workers Notice. This is crazy. The federal government will find it virtually impossible to change companies that are too expensive or do not provide adequate services as they must now keep the same employees not providing the adequate services. This is nothing than tribute paid to labor unions by Obama. Sometimes it makes sense to actually know what you are criticizing before doing so.; Reply to this comment


by liberalme January 31, 2009 12:11 AM EST: At the current rate, he should run out of Bush things in a year or so%u2026

Posted by whosaid1 at 06:49 PM : Jan 30, 20

Naw, it will take much longer than a year--Obama wants things done legally--remember, Bush wiped every ounce of intelligence he had with the Constitution!; Reply to this comment


by kansas1946 January 30, 2009 11:50 PM EST: At the current rate, he should run out of Bush things in a year or so%u2026

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Posted by whosaid1 at 06:49 PM : Jan 30, 2009
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He could spend a lifetime undoing the damage that Bush did to our country and still not get it done.; Reply to this comment


by kansas1946 January 30, 2009 11:49 PM EST: The deconstruction of Bush. YEAH!; Reply to this comment


by whosaid1 January 30, 2009 9:49 PM EST: Why naturally,%u2026surely no one is surprised! As long as he can find Bush THINGS to undo%u2026he%u2019ll continue to get the love of the media and others that lean LEFT. At the current rate, he should run out of Bush things in a year or so%u2026; Reply to this comment