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General Motors CEO Mary Barra faces bipartisan anger in Washington
General Motors CEO Mary Barra faces bipartisan anger in Washington as she defends the company's plans to cut jobs and close manufacturing plants amid robust profits
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GM CEO, Under Fire, Navigates Fallout Of Planned Job Cuts, Plant Closures
A tense exchange with President Trump is just one sign of the disappointment toward GM in Washington
By Mike Colias and Vivian Salama
https://twitter.com/MikeColias
mike.colias@wsj.com
https://twitter.com/vmsalama
vivian.salama@wsj.com
Dec. 12, 2018 2:06 p.m. ET
Mary Barra was in a bind as the Thanksgiving weekend came to an end. The General Motors Co. chief executive had planned to inform White House staffers the next day about the auto maker’s plans to cut thousands of jobs and close four U.S. plants, according to people familiar with the matter.
Instead, on Sunday evening, Ms. Barra found herself hurriedly dialing President Trump as pieces of the plan began to leak, inviting his wrath and sending her on a multiday tour of Washington to defend GM’s actions to lawmakers, the people...
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GM CEO, Under Fire, Navigates Fallout Of Planned Job Cuts, Plant Closures
A tense exchange with President Trump is just one sign of the disappointment toward GM in Washington
By Mike Colias and Vivian Salama
https://twitter.com/MikeColias
mike.colias@wsj.com
https://twitter.com/vmsalama
vivian.salama@wsj.com
Dec. 12, 2018 2:06 p.m. ET
Mary Barra was in a bind as the Thanksgiving weekend came to an end. The General Motors Co. chief executive had planned to inform White House staffers the next day about the auto maker’s plans to cut thousands of jobs and close four U.S. plants, according to people familiar with the matter.
Instead, on Sunday evening, Ms. Barra found herself hurriedly dialing President Trump as pieces of the plan began to leak, inviting his wrath and sending her on a multiday tour of Washington to defend GM’s actions to lawmakers, the people...
TO READ THE FULL STORY
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