Obama to address AFL-CIO annual picnic on Labor Day, introduce manufacturing adviser

September 7th, 2009 Obama says US still faces complex economic crisisWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday the country still faces a "vast and complex" economic crisis and is pledging to work with business and labor to make things better. In a Labor Day statement the White House released as he headed for a union picnic in Ohio, Obama voiced confidence that "working Americans will help our nation emerge from this crisis." He also paid tribute in the holiday proclamation to the contributions that working people have made over the course of history, saying they have "carried us through times of challenge and uncertainty." Obama chose a Labor Day union picnic in Cincinnati as the backdrop to announce his selection of Ron Bloom as senior counselor for manufacturing policy.

September 7th, 2009 Labor Sec'y Solis concedes job situation not goodWASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says the Obama administration recognizes that too many people are out of work, saying government officials are working hard to ease unemployment. Appearing on NBC's "Today" show Monday as she prepared to join President Barack Obama at a Labor Day picnic in Ohio, Solis said she sees "stabilization occurring" in the economy.

September 7th, 2009 Obama thanks labor for hard-won rights at workCINCINNATI — President Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security "all bear the union label," as he appealed to organized labor to help him win the health care fight in Congress. "It was labor that helped build the largest middle class in history.

September 7th, 2009 Obama to name manufacturing adviser at picnicWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday the country still faces a "vast and complex" economic crisis and is pledging to work with business and labor to make things better. In a Labor Day statement the White House released as he headed for a union picnic in Ohio, Obama voiced confidence that "working Americans will help our nation emerge from this crisis." He also paid tribute in the holiday proclamation to the contributions that working people have made over the course of history, saying they have "carried us through times of challenge and uncertainty." Obama chose a Labor Day union picnic in Cincinnati as the backdrop to announce his selection of Ron Bloom as senior counselor for manufacturing policy.

September 6th, 2009 Obama to address union, name manufacturing adviserWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is addressing one of his key constituencies — organized labor — on Monday as union members gather to celebrate the holiday named for their movement. As Obama prepares for a critical speech Wednesday to Congress and the nation about his efforts to overhaul health care, a supportive audience at the AFL-CIO's annual Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati should provide welcome relief from the highly charged partisan atmosphere surrounding the issue.

September 1st, 2009 Obama: Manufacturing growth a good signWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says a promising report on the state of U.S. manufacturing is a sign that the hurting economy is moving in the right direction.

August 31st, 2009 Obama to address AFL-CIO conventionWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will speak at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh next month. Obama will address the labor convention on Sept.

July 25th, 2009 Palin picnic in Alaska hometown draws big crowdWASILLA, Alaska — More than a thousand people showed up Friday for Gov. Sarah Palin's annual picnic held in her hometown of Wasilla.

July 25th, 2009 Palin picnic gets a big crowdWASILLA, Alaska — More than a thousand people showed up for Gov. Sarah Palin's annual picnic held in her hometown of Wasilla.

July 13th, 2009 Obama to address urban policy meeting WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, back from a weeklong, three-nation trip aboard, turns his attention now to domestic issues. He's to meet privately with labor leaders who are concerned about the nation's troubling jobless numbers and then address the Urban and Metropolitan Policy Roundtable.

June 23rd, 2009 Obama wants new council to help auto industryPERRYSBURG, Ohio — A new government council will help workers tied to the auto industry transition to new manufacturing opportunities, including jobs in alternative energy, Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday. Biden toured the northwestern Ohio headquarters of the Willard & Kelsey Solar Group, which plans to begin large-scale production this year of solar panels.

May 13th, 2009 Hamburgers, hot dogs, brats and guns at picnicTOWN OF ONALASKA, Wis. — A picnic open to the public at a park in La Crosse County will offer free brats and hamburgers and an invitation to bring your gun.

May 1st, 2009 Michelle Obama encourages spouses to volunteerWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama hopes to turn an annual White House picnic for members of Congress into a community service event for lawmakers and their families. She proposed the idea to congressional spouses on Thursday during their annual first lady's luncheon.

April 26th, 2009 White House adviser: Memos are not newWASHINGTON — A White House adviser claims there's nothing in those newly released interrogation memos that the American people didn't already know about. Top presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett says the Obama administration released Bush-era documents so the country could move forward.

April 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It was reportedly Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's idea to hold her afternoon meeting with President Barack Obama outside. Fierce campaign rivals just a year ago, Obama and Clinton were the picture of political bliss earlier this week when they ditched the Oval Office for a little quality time in the White House garden, reports the New York Daily News.