Obama and Labor: Fired Up!

September 15, 2009

President Obama just ended his speech to the delegates at the AFL-CIO 2009 Convention in Pittsburgh, where he pledged to grow the middle class and strengthen the labor movement:

"When organized labor succeeds, that's when our middle class succeeds. And when our middle class succeeds, that's when the United States of America succeeds. That's what we're fighting for."

Obama also reiterated his call for action on health insurance reform now — including a public option — "Because in the United States of America, nobody should go broke just because they got sick."

Watch the full speech here:

For more coverage from the AFL-CIO Convention in Pittsburgh, visit the official convention site.