Obama - If you work more, you should get paid more

THEY ARE UNDER CUT BY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE TREATING THEIR EMPLOYEES RIGHT. IF YOU ARE WORKING HARD, YOU SHOULD BE PATE OVERTIME, PERIOD. WORKING AMERICANS HAVE STRUGGLED THROUGH STAGNANT WAGES FOR TOO LONG. EVERY DAY I GET LETTERS FROM FOLKS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE TREADING WATER. THEY ARE PUTTING IN LONG HOURS AND WORKING HARDER AND HARDER TO GET BY. IT'S ALWAYS AT THE END OF THE MONTH, REAL TIGHT. WORKERS LIKE THE ONES HERE WITH ME TODAY, THEY WANT TO WORK HARD. THEY DON'T EXPECT A FREE LUNCH. THEY DON'T EXPECT TO BE FABULOUSLY WEALTHY. THEY WANT A CHANCE TO GET AHEAD. TODAY I'M TAKING ACTION TO HELP GIVE MORE WORKERS THAT CHANCE. I'M DIRECTING TOM PEREZ, MY SECRETARY OF LABOR TO RESTORE THE COMMON SENSE PRINCIPAL BEHIND OVERTIME. IF YOU GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP YOUR EMPLOYER AND ECONOMY SUCCEED, YOU SHOULD SHARE A LITTLE BIT IN THAT SUCCESS. THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS LIKE MANAGERS IN FAST FOOD AND RETAIL AND OFFICE WORKERS AND CARGO INSPECTORS AND DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY. CONSULT WITH BOTH WORKERS AND BUSINESSES AS WE UPDATE OVERTIME RULES. WE ARE GOING TO WORK TO SIMPLIFY THE SYSTEM SO IT'S EASIER FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ALIKE. WITH ANY KIND OF CHANGE LIKE THIS, NOT EVERYBODY WILL BE HAPPY. AMERICANS HAVE SPENT TOO LONG WORKING MORE AND GETTING LESS IN RETURN. WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I CAN MAKE SURE OUR ECONOMY REWARDS HARD WORK AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT MAKE SURE IT IS TREATING FAIRLY THE WORKERS WHO ARE OUT THERE BUILDING THIS ECONOMY EVERY DAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. WHAT EVERY AMERICAN WANTS IS A PAYCHECK THAT LETS THEM SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY, PASS DOWN HOPE AND OPTIMISM TO THEIR KIDS. THAT'S WHAT WE WILL BE FIGHTING FOR AND WHAT I WILL BE FIGHTING FOR AS LONG AS I'M PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH THAT I WILL SIGN THIS MEMO AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY