During a six minute conference call with 2,500 union members on Thursday, Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama touch on a number of issues import to workers and the labor movement. The most time during his brief address was dedicated to laying out his plans for job creation:

[Obama]: "We’re going to create up to five million green jobs that will pay well, but can’t be outsourced by investing in a clean energy future. We are going to create 2 million more jobs by investing in our infrastructure, by building roads and bridges, and levies, and locks, and dams. All of which need heavy machinery, all of which need steel. All of which will create ripple effects throughout our economy and put people back to work."

Obama also briefly touched on trade, expressing that he would give tax breaks to businesses that create jobs in the United States and not to companies that send them overseas. Although AFL-CIO President John Sweeney introduced Obama by saying he has been impressed by how well the Senator listens, no question and answer session was provided to those dialed in.