Labor unions SEIU, AFL-CIO, NEA, USW, CWA, IBT and UFCW are headed to the White House next week. On Monday, the united group of labor leaders--including SEIU's Andy Stern and Anna Burger--will meet with President Obama to discuss joint efforts to build an economy that works for all including passing healthcare reform, economic stimulus and the Employee Free Choice Act.

"Obviously the folks around the table have an acute interest in the economy, and the president wants to hear from them about what basically needs to happen to grow the economy and to stabilize the middle class right now," said Patrick Gaspard, the White House political director and previous executive VP of politics and legislation at 1199SEIU. Read Change to Win's labor unity statement on labor's united efforts. Full NY Times piece on next's week's visit with the President here.