Obama addresses ‘card check’ legislation

In an interview on Jan. 15 with the Washington Post, President-elect Obama voiced support for the Employee Free Choice Act, but said there may be other ways to achieve the same goal without angering businesses. While many Democrats are eager to see a quick vote on the bill, the newspaper notes, Obama expressed his own views on the issue.

"If we're losing half a million jobs a month, then there are no jobs to unionize, so my focus first is on those key economic priority items I just mentioned," he said. "Let's see what the legislative docket looks like."