Elizabeth and John Edwards Stand Tall with the UAW Strikers

This afternoon, I learned that Elizabeth Edwards went over to the Wyoming plant in Grand Rapids, MI, to show her support of the UAW strike. Here's the video:



Phil from Michigan for Edwards, who helped with a fundraiser EE attended last evening, reported the following as he was with Mrs. Edwards when she jumped out of the car to greet the workers:

Elizabeth gave a brief statement:

"The labor motto is, 'injury to one of us is injury to all of us." When people have to come to the streets in order to provide for job security, to make sure that when they retire they'll have the health benefits they deserve, that's an injury to all of us. And all of us ought to be indicating our support."

Morrison asked Elizabeth about the concern that unions might be hindering Michigan's efforts to bring more companies to the state, Edwards said:

"Companies must provide decent jobs and reliable benefits no matter where the business is located. Americans, she said, must demand American workers be treated fairly."

John Edwards will be joining the UAW picket line near Buffalo, NY at noon tomorrow. Then of course, he's off to Dartmouth to participate in another DNC debate.