Discover Yahoo! With Your Friends

Explore news, videos, and much more based on what your friends are reading and watching. Publish your own activity and retain full control.

To get started, first

YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    Food workers union backs Obama's re-election bid

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Food and Commercial Workers Union is officially endorsing President Barack Obama's re-election bid.

    The 1.3 million-member group of grocery and food industry workers is the first private union to formally back Obama's campaign, though most others are expected to follow next year.

    Union President Joe Hansen says Obama has stood up for the jobless, the uninsured and middle-class taxpayers. He says the union's members are energized and ready to mobilize for the president.

    Unions played a major role in supporting Obama in 2008, but some labor leaders complain that Obama isn't doing enough to help create jobs or pursue organized labor's agenda.

    The nation's largest public employee union, the National Education Association, endorsed Obama earlier this year.

     
     
    Top Locations Buffalo Longview Medford Oneonta

    54 comments

    • FritzVonErich  •  Longview, United States  •  6 mths ago
      It doesnt matter, the jig is up.
    • dont go away mad, just go ...  •  Buffalo, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Shocker---unions back Obama. Yep figures a group with their hands out and back door deals would link themselves with him. He has done so much to improve the economy and create jobs. His policies have scared businesses to hiring. They are doing more with less. Who would want to hire someone with so much uncertainty. Since the republicans do not have a competent candidate and the media is in obama's pocket, it is a shame we will get another 4 yrs of this. He has created a class warfare and then goes on his road tour to stir the pot without real solutions.
    • marco rubio  •  Medford, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Hell u always go after the retards first,,,, then the stoopid people, next,,,hows that change workin 4 ya !!!!!
    • sandman  •  Oneonta, United States  •  6 mths ago
      The Unions always back a president that is trying to crawl back in to the White House.
    • CONNIE  •  6 mths ago
      NO surprise here. How about freezing UNION wages for a couple of years, that should save quite a bit of money owed.
    • FHDendy  •  7 mths ago
      WHAT?!? Another union backing the Democrat Obama...I'm Shocked, flabbergasted even, I never saw this coming!! C'mon Yahoo this isn't even news, you can do better.
      • bruce-o 7 mths ago
        No they can't do better they are a parrot for Obama.
    • MIKE  •  7 mths ago
      All this reminds me of the Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles. Gentlemen we have to protect our foney balony jobs. DA
    • Ted  •  7 mths ago
      “JUDGE ME BY THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM I SURROUND MYSELF” -------- BARACK OBAMA
      .
      THE FACTS: OBAMA’S SOCIALIST PAST
      .
      SAUL ALINSKY: *Overthrow Capitalism *Taught use of Class Warfare *Well-know Marxist/Socialist
      *Wrote “Rules for Radicals” *Uses Trojan-Horse tactics *Uses deception to hide your motives
      *Uses techniques to make people feel so defeated *Is a Master Manipulator *Obama said, “Best education I ever had” *Obama pushed Alinsky model while at ACORN *Obama wrote an article honouring Alinsky
      .
      GREGORY GALLUZO: *Alinsky leader *Alisnky’s “Greatest Diciple” *Uses a radical socialist agenda
      *Wants collective property ownership *Pushes wealth redistribution *Teaches “The Need for Power”
      *Trains militant activist *He mentored Obama on Alinsky *Obama instructed workshops on Alinsky’s Power & Self-Interest *Obama worked for Galluzo’s org.
      .
      FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS: *Communist leader/author *Opposes Capitalism * Friend of Obama’s family
      *Praises Soviet Red Army *Was under FBI investigation *Fled to Hawaii from Chicago *Obama’s childhood mentor in Hawaii from age 10-19 *Advised Obama on Education *Obama calls him “Frank” in his memoir
      .
      BERNADINE DOHRN & BILL AYERS: Radicals “Down with Capitalism” *”Kill all the rich people” *I’m a marxist and anarchist *”I didn’t bomb America enough” Sept 11, 2001 *Self-proclaimed communists *Plotted to overthrow government *Worked with Obama 7 years *Friendly neighbours *Obama’s political party at Ayers’ house *Obama endorsed his book *Spoke together on panels
      .
      ACORN: Socialist Welfare Agenda *Uses the poor as leverage *Pushes wealth redistribution *Trains militant activists *Pushed Sub-Prime mortgages *Guilty of Voter Frauds *Acorn’s lawyer trained ACORN on Alinsky *Obama paid ACORN $832K in 07/08
      .
      DR KHALID AL MANSOUR: *Said “There will be the largest bloodbath in America” *”Tear the flesh out of the White people – don’t worry, Attah wants you to do it” *Radical Muslim-Black Panther *Pulled strings for Obama’s acceptance to Harvard *Funded Obama’s education *Got Obama into Harvard’s Law Review
      .
      Louis Farrakhan: *Said, “Allah will destroy America” & “America is the Great Satan” *Radical Muslim leader *Pushes Marxist Socialism *Ties to Black Panthers *Calls Obama “The Messiah” *Endorsed Obama *Organized Million-Man March with Obama *Honored Farrakhan with Prestigious Award
      .
      Rev Jeremiah Wright: *Said, “God @#$% America” *Demands “Economic Parity” *Instills Class & Racial Warfare *Claims Gov. “created AIDS to kill blacks” *Met with Arabs with Farrakhan *Obama’s pastor for 20+ years *Married the Obamas *Obama’s father figure
      .
      Michelle Obama: *Called America “just down-right mean” & “For the first time in 26 years, I am proud of my country” *Views America as Black vs White *Quotes Saul Alinsky in a speech
      .
      COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE USA: *“The future is Socialism” *”Capitalism is the enemy” *Pushes Marxism-Leninism *Remove private ownership *Wealth redistribution *Class Warfare & Welfare state
      *Endorses Obama
      .
      DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST OF AMERICA: *Pushes Marxist principles (81 Democrats in congress are members) *Wealth redistribution *Remove private ownership & property rights *Obama’s Chicago new party *Obama once a registered Socialist! *Obama presented at Socialist Conferences & endorsed
      .
      Barack Obama: *Claims flaws in Constitution *Acting on Alinsky’s plans *Implementing Class Warfare
      *Wealth redistribution *Economic justice *Said “Spread the wealth” *Pushes for Global welfare *Studied Marxist Doctrines
      • Lee 7 mths ago
        Ted-What about the people that the GOP surround themselves with. Rush a drug addict, Glen Beck and boner alcoholics, the Koch brothers in bed with walker for power plants, Tom Delay GOP speaker in prison for missapropriation of funds, and the list goes on and on. You people always act like your so clean.
      • mark r 7 mths ago
        Lemme see Lee, is Limbaugh, Beck, Bohner, Koch Delay or any other person you can imagine, the President of the United States? Didn't think so. He is held to the highest standard.
      • Lee 7 mths ago
        Mark R-You people are always making excuses for your acts of impropriety. From Cheney's secret meetings with the heads of the energy industry to Gov. Walkers secret meeting with the Koch brothers to buy up that states power plants. Talk about living in a glass house and throwing stones.
    • Yahoo user  •  7 mths ago
      A majority of the citizens said no to Obama in 2010 when they elected a majority of republicans to the House. A majority of the citizens are going to say no to Obama when they boot him out in 2012. The unions can't save him this go round so adios Obama.
      • fun time 7 mths ago
        The overwhelming majority of citizens want to raise taxes onthe rich....74%

        Whats your point again...teabagger are supported by just 12% of the citizens...you cant elect Herman Cain with .
      • Uncle Roy1 7 mths ago
        Fun Time - get a grip, you're in denial. Yahoo User, are you saying the Bamster is going out like a, 'struck match'?
    • Uncle Roy1  •  7 mths ago
      Anybody that's surprised, raise your left hand??? What a crock, is this a story? I guess everyone knew this except Yahoo News!

      Union President Joe Hansen says Obama has stood up for the jobless, the uninsured and middle-class taxpayers.

      Nickle to a dollar, he actually believes this.......
      • CONNIE 6 mths ago
        Well we know he stood up for more welfare , and he's taken care of the unemployed for about a year or more, the middle class, he's driven us into the poor farm.
    • Ronald W  •  7 mths ago
      Unions back failure. It was bad enough when they were only killing corporations and towns. Now they want to take down the nation. Unions are doing plenty to demonize themselves to the country. This will not end well for unions.
    • GEY  •  7 mths ago
      Say it isn't so? Why would a union endorse Obama?

      Over 400,000 new peeps filing for the very 1st time unemployment benefits each and every week for the last 27 out of 28 weeks. Plus 95% of each every week the 2 yrs before when the Dem.'s spent 1 trillion dollars, had a super majority in both houses and the rate went up from 5.8 pct. to over 10 pct and is stuck at 9.1 pct. All they did was waste 1 trillion, bail out union pensions both auto & gov't, and pass a doomed Obamacare bill under Pres. "ZERO", and the Dem.'s still control 2/3 rd's of our Gov't. Prince HARRY IS ON FANTASY ISLAND WHEN HE SAYS THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS DOING JUST FINE, WHAT?? Obama has added 44 Czars and all their staff (more Czars in 2.5 yrs under Obama than Russia ever had in its over 300 yr. history combined) along with 170,000 gov't union workers in DC and 250,000 more nation wide, making DC the richest city in the US. The avg. gov't worker makes $126,000 a yr. while the avg; private sector makes less than $50,000 a yr. Obama/Reid want more of the private sector workers to give more money to bail out states with gov't union workers making 150% more than they do. WHAT??? The 1st 867 trillion did not work and was wasted, no more money for you Obama/Harry to waste.

      1. When making his case for Congress to pass a $35 billion stimulus package, VP Biden called it the “Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act,” which would send $35 billion to states and local governments to hire 'UNION" teachers, firefighters, police and first responders. In 2009 160 billion when for teachers, police & fireman, another 126 million in 2010. Let the States take care of their own gov't union workers.Thought that was what the first 867 billion was for Joe, instead you gave most of it to the union workers in the auto companies, cash for clunkers, soylandra solar companies, money to build mfing plants in Mexico, buy guns and send them to drug cartels, Harry Reid Poetry reading Festivals etc. Waste & Fraud to pay back donors & give to Mexico & Brazil to drill for oil. What about the 40 million private sector workers out of work or who are now working 2 part time fast food jobs.

      2. D.C. Becomes America’s Richest City & Avg fed union employee makes $126,000 a year. “There’s a gap that’s isolating Washington from the reality of the rest of the country,” “They just get more and more out of touch everyday. Fed union workers have rec'd pay increases of an avg. of 8.2 pct under Obama, while America suffers." The no. of fed gov't union workers in DC making over $150,00 a yr. has risen two fold under the Obama admin.

      3. Guns, Guitars & Gov't Raids: In Aug. armed fed agents raided the non-union factories of Gibson Guitar in Nashville It was the 2nd time the feds had ransacked the renowned Tennessee guitar-maker since Obama took office. And what were they going after? Dirty laundering monies? Gun smugglers? Cocaine cargo that could make cartels quiver? No. The federal search and seizure sought to capture … ready? Wood. To be exact, rosewood and ebony from India, which Obama/Holders & their EPA has declared to be illegal to import. But all the other union guitar mfgs like Martin who import and use the same wood have not been raided. It all boils down to Obama's NLRB trying to get back at Gibson workers for not wanting a union shop just like Obama/Holder suing Boeing to tear down its 750 million plant in S.C. India has sent 2 letters saying the wood is legal to ship under India law and is the same wood shipped to many other guitar co.'s in the US.
    • S  •  7 mths ago
      Not surprised at all. Ever wonder where the stimulus went too? Don't think too hard, wouldn't want you to hurt yourself.
      • josh 7 mths ago
        Socialist union members better get used to minimum wage after 2012! With any luck we will abolish the minimum wage and bring back jobs from China by having competitive wages again!
    • Ozark Razorback  •  7 mths ago
      I would rather hear from the rank and file rather than the president of this union. I know for a fact the endorsement would be not be the same.
    • Harry Baals  •  7 mths ago
      Mcdonalds is exempt from Obamacare
      Over 100 Companies to date are exempt.
    • chrisdj614  •  7 mths ago
      Wow what a shocker. A union backs Obama.
    • Uncle Roy1  •  Amarillo, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Union President Joe Hansen says Obama has stood up for the jobless, the uninsured and middle-class taxpayers.I think he actually believes this.. what a #$%$
    • Wayne  •  7 mths ago
      FOOLS
    • CharlieP  •  Knoxville, United States  •  7 mths ago
      A Union backing the Bamster, imagine that.
    • MIKE  •  7 mths ago
      Its not The Food Workers Union that supports Obama. Its The Food Workers Unions Crooked Leaders who support Obama. Does anybody smell another Solyndra Cooking that the tax payers will have to eat as paybacks for the conspiracy? The Union Heads are as big of a Crook as Obama, they don't represent the people, they represent thierselves.
    [ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['Titanic', 7]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/titanic-anniversary/', ' ', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/b/4e/b4e5ad9f00b5dfeeec2226d53e173569.jpeg', '550', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]
    [ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]
    Loading...