Carrier became a poster child for the 2016 campaign when it came to jobs and Carrier knew it so they jumped in to save face (and cheap PR as well) even though they knew they couldn’t hold on to the “promised” jobs. Blame POTUS Donnie? Well yeah the employees can add him to their list thanks to campaign promises. But the employees should blame themselves as well because once the campaign was done, like so many before them, they were discarded- PB/TK
Carrier workers facing layoffs feel betrayed by Trump – By Dean Reynolds / June 24 2017
INDIANAPOLIS — A promise made before Christmas is fizzling before the Fourth of July.
In December, then-President-elect Trump told hundreds of workers at the Carrier manufacturing plant that he had worked out a deal to save their jobs.
But it’s not working out that way. A steady downpour today did little to wash away the fact that the jobs of 600 union employees are going south.
“They’re going to Monterrey, Mexico,” said Robert James, president of the local union.
Reynolds said he felt betrayed, since Mr. Trump told workers during his December visit to the plant that 1,100 jobs would be saved.
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