Carrier Corp. | Portside

July 25, 2017

What the Layoffs Look Like at the Carrier Plant Trump Said He’d Save

Charles Bethea The New Yorker

“Trump came in there to the factory last December and blew smoke up our asses. He wasn’t gonna save those jobs. And, if that’s the case, he would have saved us and Rexnord, a company around the corner from us that makes parts.

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July 4, 2017

Retirement 'Bittersweet' for Union Local President Who Challenged Trump

Brian Slodysko AP

United Steel Workers Local 1999 President Chuck Jones grabbed headlines in December after he publicly accused then-President-elect Donald Trump of lying about how many jobs he was saving in a deal with furnace and air conditioner maker Carrier Corp. During a hyped-up announcement at its Indianapolis factory, had Trump inaccurately said that 1,100 jobs would be saved. The number was closer to 800.

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