Readouts of the President's Meetings with Labor Leaders and Leaders From the Jewish Community Today

Readout of President's meeting with labor leaders:

The President met with more than a dozen labor leaders for approximately 45 minutes. The President was joined by Secretary Solis. It was a productive conversation about shared priorities like creating jobs, health care reform and the Employee Free Choice Act.

Participants

Change to Win Chair Anna Burger

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney

National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel

Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern

United Food and Commercial Workers President Joe Hansen

Laborers International Union of North America President Terry O'Sullivan

International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Jim Hoffa

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees President Gerry McEntee

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten

United Auto Workers Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Bunn

United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers President Ed Hill

Communication Workers of America President Larry Cohen

American Rights at Work Chair David Bonior

Readout of meeting with leaders from the Jewish community:

The President met with more than a dozen leaders from the Jewish community today for approximately 45 minutes. They had a substantive discussion, ranging from Middle East peace efforts and Iran, to reforming our health care system and policies to address global hunger. The President reiterated his unshakeable commitment to Israel's security, and reiterated his commitment to working to achieve Middle East peace.

Participants

Alan Solow, Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Lee Rosenberg, President-elect, AIPAC

David Victor, President, AIPAC

Malcolm Honlein, Executive Vice Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Abraham Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League

Jason Isaacson, Director of Government and International Affairs, American Jewish Committee

Nancy Ratzan, President, National Council of Jewish Women

Kathy Manning, Chair, Executive Committee, United Jewish Communities

Andrea Weinstein, Chair, Jewish Council for Public Affairs

Marla Gilson, Washington Director, Hadassah

Stephen Savitsky, President, Orthodox Union

Rabbi Steven Wernick, Executive Vice President and CEO, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President, Union for Reform Judaism

Ira Forman, Chief Executive Officer, National Jewish Democratic Council

Debra DeLee, President and CEO, Americans for Peace Now

Jeremy Ben Ami, Executive Director, J STREET