Obama meeting with corporate job-cutting/wage cutting executives on his "job creation" panel.

[Better Believe It]

Obama's job-creation panel includes job-cutting executives
On the president's team of business and labor advisors are the heads of several companies that have reduced workforces while posting record profits.
By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times
October 9, 2011

In another public demonstration of concern about the struggling economy, President Obama will meet in Pittsburgh on Tuesday with the business and labor leaders he has chosen to counsel him on job creation.

But many of the chief executives have cut American jobs and adopted tactics that weaken organized labor — even as their businesses post record profits.

The executives are members of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, which Obama created in January by appointing 26 leaders of companies including American Express, Comcast and Intel. (A 27th member was added in June.)

"Nobody should expect this group to come up with innovative ways of investing in the American workforce and generating not only more jobs but higher wages," said Robert Reich, who was Labor secretary during the Clinton administration. "That's just not what these big companies do."

Read the full article at:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-jobs-council-20111010,0,4213847.story

[dennis4868]

1. that's great...

hopefully he can knock some sense into them and get them to hire here in the USA...thank you President Obama! :-)

[Better Believe It]

2. Sure he will. Obama appointed two union officials to this corporate run panel for political cover.

[TheWraith]

13. So some union officials are "political cover." A couple businessmen are "Obama's lord and masters."

Yeah, you're not at all biased. :eyes:

[Enrique]

9. it's the other way around

he wants them to tell him what to do.

[peacefreak]

3. This is too much like

"Hello, Mr. Fox. The chicken house is to the left. I'm glad you're here to guard it."

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Pretty much. n/t

[SidDithers]

5. Unrec...

Keep trying.

Sid

[defendandprotect]

6. Gets worse every day --- and he wants another crack at us over next four years???

[vroomvroom]

7. No Surprises Here -- Likely he will lose re-election...and now you know why (again)

""Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time" - Harry S Truman

[JoePhilly]

25. Obama's plan is to lose so that Perry or Romney can ....

kill more jobs, and then kill social security and Medicare.

Obama's plan is so simple, its brilliant!!!!!

[KoKo]

8. He's on a roll....and it's a roll over those of us who voted for him...

What is wrong with him? :shrug: People are camped out in NYC and other Cities and he just keeps doing this stuff.

[Enrique]

10. what happened to his class warrior badge he was wearing so proudly? n/t

[Better Believe It]

12. Follow the money.

[blue neen]

19. Follow the money. Indeed.

:)

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. So we should wait for John Aravosis to create jobs?

:shrug:

[ProSense]

14. Maybe

"Obama meeting with corporate job-cutting/wage cutting executives on his 'job creation' panel."

...he's trying to convince them to support his jobs proposal.

Richard Trumka is a member of the council

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on September Employment

Our nation's leaders should require no further evidence of the need to pass the President's American Jobs Act than the September jobs numbers. Though the net gain of 103,000 jobs in September is a positive sign, it remains far too weak to provide any real relief for working families. The jobs crisis was made worse by the loss of 34,000 public sector jobs, most of which were teachers. The weak job growth and stubbornly high unemployment rate of 9.1 percent show that real danger still looms. Now is the time for Congress to act to create millions of jobs and put America back to work.

<...>

Union chief implores liberal activists to get Obama’s back on jobs proposal

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka implored liberal activists Thursday to get behind President Obama’s jobs bill.

Speaking at the Take Back the American Dream conference, the head of the nation’s largest labor federation said activists should support the White House’s $447 billion proposal, which includes funding to repair infrastructure, modernize school buildings and provide aid to local and state governments. Trumka said the legislation would help build a nationwide movement on jobs.

“Our first step is to support President Obama’s American Jobs Act and his demand that the millionaires and billionaires who have profited so handsomely pay their fair share of taxes to create jobs,” Trumka said.

<...>

There's a lot of good stuff in the President's proposal and it will have a significant impact.

[Inuca]

15. Trumka is just his political cover

I did not know, but I saw the light after I read a post upthread.

[zalinda]

17. I'm glad you did.

Two union members vs. 24 CEO's...........I wonder who will come out the winner?

zalinda

[emulatorloo]

18. ...

:toast:

[ClarkUSA]

16. BFD. He's listening to both sides. So what? BTW, LA Times is a RW-owned shit-stirring rag.

You posted the same kind of outraged OP content again and again after President Obama appointed the bipartisan Debt Commission. Amusingly enough, after all the hyperventilated over-the-top vitriol here re: Alan Simpson (which conveniently ignored the existence of liberal Debt Commission members such as the head of SIEU), President Obama rejected all of the commission's non-liberal recommendations.

[Skittles]

21. both sides? and what would they be?

he is NOT listening to WE THE PEOPLE

[Bodhi BloodWave]

22. isn't union officals part of 'we the people'?

[Skittles]

23. they are slowly disappearing

in case you haven't noticed

[ClarkUSA]

24. That should be obvious... to all but you, it seems.

People posted the same kind of outraged OP content again and again after President Obama appointed the bipartisan Debt Commission. Hilariously, after all the hyperventilated over-the-top vitriol here re: Alan Simpson (which conveniently ignored the existence of liberal Debt Commission members such as the head of SIEU), President Obama rejected all of the commission's non-liberal recommendations. The same will happen here. Lather, rinse, repeat.

[OwnedByFerrets]

20. Kicked

[JoePhilly]

26. Obama'splan is to lose, so that Romney or Perry can come in ...

kill more jobs, and then end social security and medicare ...

Obama's evil plan is so simple, it is brilliant!!!

Let's all curl up in a ball and die!!!