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Courting unions on Labor Day, Obama grants paid leave to contractors, laments GOP policies

BOSTON — Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a "constant attack on working Americans" and said he was using his executive power to force federal contractors to give paid sick leave to their employees.

Obama was met with resounding applause at a major union rally and breakfast in Boston on Monday when he said he had signed the executive order aboard Air Force One as he flew in to mark Labor Day. He said Republicans who claim the mantle of middle-class protectors are talking big, but they "have to walk the walk."

http://www.startribune.com/obama-observes-labor-day-extends-contractors-paid-leave/325260061/

 

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