Add him to the Elizabeth Edwards, who spoke at a workers rally, and Al Franken, who did the same.
Here is the letter he sent:
Dear President Bruininks,
I write today to strongly encourage you to support your frontline health care, technical, and clerical workers who are represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. I am moving a campaign event I had scheduled at U of M for this Saturday off of University grounds in solidarity with the strikers.
The workers’ requests are simple and reasonable. Their real pay has dropped over the last few years as the cost of living has increased.
Workers who dedicate themselves to the University of Minnesota and provide essential support to its core educational mission deserve a wage that allows them to raise a family and plan for retirement.
I strongly encourage you to take the steps necessary to end this strike and make the University of Minnesota a place that respects all of its workers. I will continue to monitor this situation, and I look forward to your favorable reply.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
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