GM to Trump: 'To be clear,' the company and UAW will decide fate of Lordstown plant

[Eugene]

Source: CNN Business

GM to Trump: 'To be clear,' the company and UAW will decide fate of Lordstown plant

By Rob McLean, CNN Business
Updated 0555 GMT (1355 HKT) March 18, 2019

New York (CNN Business) — GM responded late Sunday to a series of angry tweets from President Donald Trump demanding that the automaker reopen or sell a plant it recently closed because of shifting customer demand.

"To be clear, under the terms of the UAW-GM National Agreement, the ultimate future of the unallocated plants will be resolved between GM and the UAW," GM (GM) said in a statement, referring to the United Automobile Workers union.

The automaker announced a major global restructuring in November, including the closure of four US plants and another in Canada. It said it would cut 8,000 salaried and contract jobs, representing a 15% reduction in its workforce.

Trump tweeted Sunday evening that he spoke with GM CEO Mary Barra about the affected factory in Lordstown, Ohio. Trump said that he "asked her to sell it or do something quickly" but that Barra "blamed the UAW Union."

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[Blue_Tires]

1. It's funny because so many of those UAW folks happily voted for Donnie...

[COLGATE4]

2. They were bored with "No Drama Obama", rapidly forgetting

how he put together the rescue package that kept all their jobs from going down the drain. They wanted "change". Well, they got it.

[LovingA2andMI]

3. Exactly!!!

Thank you GM and UAW. Tell that big mouth racist POS to STFU!

[Best_man23]

4. As it Should Be

The CONservatives are always saying businesses should be given the freedom from government to operate. Well, this is one instance where its not working out for them.

Sorry to see Lordstown close and all the UAW members put out. Lord knows, I've turned wrenches and busted knuckles on more than one car that rolled out of that plant.