Trump erroneously says Lordstown workers could have saved plant by lowering union dues

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Trum--the fist pumping LIAR!! What a fool he is!!




In his speech at the Lordstown GM factory,Trump blamed the 1,400 laid off workers for the plant’s demise because the union dues that the workers pay are too high Trump also attacked John McCain and went on a tirade about renewable energy

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Donald Trump erroneously says Lordstown workers could have saved plant by lowering union dues



https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/03/donald-trump-in-lima.html
Updated 8:39 PM; Posted Mar 20, 6:11 PM




President Donald Trump pumps his fists as he arrives to deliver remarks at the Lima Army Tank Plant, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Donald Trump pumps his fists as he arrives to deliver remarks at the Lima Army Tank Plant, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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By Seth A. Richardson, cleveland.com

LIMA, Ohio – Republican President Donald Trump, during a trip to Ohio Wednesday, again laid the blame for the idling of the General Motors plant in Lordstown on the more than 1,400 now-laid off workers.

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In his speech to the around 1,000 employees, Trump said the workers at the Lordstown GM factory, which up until its recent shuttering produced the Chevy Cruze, didn’t try to save the facility. GM announced the Lordstown plant’s shutdown in November as part of a plan to lay off more than 14,000 workers in the United States and Canada.

“They could’ve kept that gorgeous plant,” Trump said. “Lower your dues. Lower your dues.”

His statements about union dues are curious. Union dues are paid by employees, not by the company.

Regardless of the accuracy of his statements, Trump’s comments were clearly intended to blame the union workers for the plant’s demise in the latest bit of a feud that has at times approached the bizarre. Presidents rarely tell bargaining units how to operate.....................................

[RKP5637]

1. Listening to anything tRump says rots ones brain!!! n/t

[demosincebirth]

2. WHAT??

[mobeau69]

3. The tweet is all wrong. tRump was at a tank factory in LIMA OH.

Lima and Lordstown are 200 miles apart.

[lpbk2713]

4. Trump has more bullshit than a Texas rodeo.

Who the hell listens to him any more?

[TheRealNorth]

5. I thought Trump's NAFTA was supposed to prevent jobs moving to Mexico?

[lindysalsagal]

6. If their annual union dues are over $500 a person, I'd be shocked.

So, hoping there are 100 employees, that's $50K/year. Gonna save a whole plant? I laugh at that idea. It's about a car and a half.....If they could sell 2 more cars a year, would they keep the plant open? Of course not.