Yesterday, 43 Members of Congress issued a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, asking him to weigh in on Wells Fargo's attempt to liquidate nearly 4,000 jobs at Hartmarx, a unionized suit manufacturer, whose customers include President Obama. The situation between Wells Fargo and Hartmarx mirrors the struggle of 250 Republic Windows and Doors workers who succeeded at saving their jobs last December.

Here's an excerpt of the letter:

"Given the fact that American taxpayers have provided Wells Fargo/Wachovia with $25 billion, we find it incomprehensible that it would continue to push for the loss of jobs in a viable company," the letter reads. "This is not the reason why we supported emergency measures to capitalize the banks with taxpayer dollars. The case of HartMarx must not become an unfortunate example of financial institutions failing to provide the credit envisioned by Congress to help maintain corporate operations and preserve jobs in this trying economic climate.

"As you review the results of the bank "stress" tests and decide which banks need additional funds from the Treasury, we urge you to ensure that institutions provide credit to sustain American companies and the workers they employ."

Hartmarx, the largest and oldest menswear manufacturing company in the nation, filed for bankruptcy protection in January after U.S. banks curtailed its lines of credit.

Hartmarx workers, members of the union Workers United, an SEIU affiliate, are receiving steadily growing support from state and national leaders who are slamming Wells Fargo--a $25 billion taxpayer bailout recipient--for shortsightedly refusing to invest in U.S. companies and workers.Read the letter here.

Today, Workers United is urging the liquidated company's chief creditor, Wells Fargo, to support London-based private equity firm Emerisque (and SKNL North America) as the firm to help the retail company emerge from bankruptcy. Next Thursday, May 28, SEIU and Workers United members will protest outside a Target Store as part of the campaign spreading nationwide to preserve Hartmarx .

Please stand with Hartmarx workers today by co-signing the letter to Wells Fargo right now.