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Obama’ presidential center and library opened in June, a little more than three months ago, and the employees who work there are already complaining about poor working conditions, cuts in pay, hours, and benefits, and saying that their concerns are being ignored by the people in charge.

After just three months? Really?

They claim that the situation is so bad that they’re trying to form their own union. Well, at least Obama supports unions. Right?

Barack Obama is facing a fresh humiliation at his 'eyesore' presidential center as workers have slammed the project's bosses and moved to unionize just months after it opened. 🔗 https://t.co/gc5jeeNaFJ pic.twitter.com/vaNh9z2QWM

— Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) October 8, 2026

From the Daily Mail:

Barack Obama is facing a fresh humiliation at his ‘eyesore’ presidential center with workers slamming the project’s bosses and moving to unionize just months after it opened.

In a letter to colleagues this week, staff at the Chicago library said they were organizing a union due to the institute’s ‘increasing workloads’ and benefit rollbacks.

Workers have grown frustrated with leadership at Obama’s foundation after their concerns were met with ‘vague responses,’ according to the letter, first shared by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Issues with workloads and benefits have led to a ‘high turnover rate’ among employees, with many more ‘continuing to leave (and) taking with them their institutional knowledge and expertise,’ the letter claimed.

Workers say they were recently told that their healthcare costs would increase, promotions were suspended, and paid time off was reduced, despite also learning they would get no pay increases this winter.

The New York Post has more:

Some of the complaints suggested the $900 million presidential center — often maligned for resembling the Star Wars Death Star or a huge trash bin — could already be facing financial trouble.

They included the center’s recent halting of raises and promotions, an increase in their healthcare costs and a reduction of paid time off — all of which the letter said have led to a “high turnover rate” and exiting employees “taking with them their institutional knowledge and expertise.”

Just how vital those four months of “institutional knowledge” was remains unclear, but the workers included an ace-in-the-hole in their pitch: President Obama’s own glowing words endorsing unions in 2016.

“If I were looking for a good job that lets me build some security for my family, I’d join a union. If I saw a problem in my workplace, I’d organize my coworkers to do something about it,” the letter quoted Obama.

Do you think these workers will get any attention from CNN or MSNOW?

Not likely.