Labor on the line
Story Date: 2/13/2012

 
Source: David Harrison, CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, 2/4/12

Back in early 2009, as President Obama was settling into the Oval Office, American labor unions allowed themselves to dream. Unions had come out in force for Obama’s campaign and were thrilled with the first bill the new president signed — the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — which made it easier for workers to sue over discriminatory pay.

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