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The inuguaration of Barack Obama on Tuesday 20 January brought with it the hope and possibility for real positive changes in the lives of American workers, especially those who have been marginalised and disempowered for so long.



More than 2 million people gathered in The Mall in Washington DC to watch the momentous inauguration, a fact that is representative of a nation's desire to transform its politics and to renew its committment to fundamental ideals of democracy and equality. For the labour movement, the most important of Obama's policy changes is the Employee Free Choice Act. This piece of legislation, if passed in its current form, will make it easier for American workers to freely organise into trade unions. The union movement will be working tirelessly during Obama's first 100 days, holding the administration accountable to its committments to American workers.