article_snippet: (CNN)Organized labor is up in arms about President Barack Obama's effort to obtain fast-track authority to finalize a free trade agreement in the Asia Pacific that involves 11 nations.
article_snippet: The tension between organized labor and President Barack Obama is not new.
article_snippet: The struggles have been going on since 2009 when President Barack Obama allowed the Employee Free Choice Act to wither in Congress.
article_snippet: President Barack Obama avoided making any strong appeals for the bill, though the bill was greatly desired by labor organizations as a way to increase membership.
article_snippet: Even though unions were crucial to administration victories such as the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama has often been extremely tepid when it comes to the rights of unions.
article_snippet: In the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter treated unions like one more special interest in Washington that needed to be brought down while President Barack Obama demonstrated lukewarm support to these organizations as President Barack Obama aggressively pursued global free trade policies that labor opposed.
highlights_snippet: President Obama wants to obtain fast-track authority to finalize a free trade agreement in the Asia Pacific .
  