The Rose Garden: Card Check Promises a Gut Check in 2010

• By Keith Koffler
• Roll Call Staff
• Dec. 14, 2009, Midnight

President Barack Obama owes a lot to the unions. It’s no secret that labor spent massively on his behalf during the presidential election last year and directed a tsunami of voters to the polls. Union foot soldiers helped make the difference for him in places like Ohio and other hard-hat-rich swing states. While the president has already moved on several union-friendly initiatives, time is running out on what may be a one-time opportunity to pass a cherished labor goal, the Employee Free Choice Act.