Obama: If Tom Brady needs a union, Americans do too

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CBS News

By REBECCA KAPLAN

President Obama invoked New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady in his Labor Day speech Monday to argue that everyone needs unions to protect them in the workplace.

"Even Brady's happy he's got a union! They had his back. So you know if Brady needs a union, we definitely need unions," the president said.

A judge recently lifted a four-game suspension the NFL imposed on Brady in response to a scandal over deflated footballs. The NFL Players Association is the union that fought to overturn the suspension.

Mr. Obama marked the holiday with a speech at the Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast. On the way to the speech, he signed an executive order that will require federal contractors to earn up to seven days of paid sick leave each year. The president said the move will offer paid sick leave to 300,000 people who currently receive no paid leave for an illness, and it will expand the amount of paid sick leave for other workers.

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[Chisox08]

1. I for one would love to represented by the MLB Players Association

Because it takes an act of Congress to deny them what they want.

[Fearless]

8. They have a lot of practice denying us what we need

I'm sure they'll have no problem denying us what we want too.

[forest444]

2. No union,

And no Gisele Bündchen.

Things are just tough all over, let me tell you.

[riversedge]

3. heck, even Bill O'Lielly has a union

[roguevalley]

4. Tom Brady is a trump fan. goto tmz

.Com ... I know ... and see the pix. I wish he had lost the NFL thing. Trump buddy from way back and proud of it.

[Fearless]

9. As he doesn't talk about politics ever, who cares?

[IkeRepublican]

5. That's nice Barack

...after shepherding a long list of decisions into law to coincide with the deliberate passing of TPP under everyone's noses.

[salib]

6. Unless we are talking police unions.

Then it is right back to the old "union bosses", "union thugs", etc., memes right here is good old DU.

[Aldo Leopold]

7. I agree with the sentiment, but

the title implies Brady isn't American.