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"Kip Glen was at work at the Carrier facility in Indianapolis on Tuesday night when the news began to spread that the company had reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump that would save about 1,000 jobs that had been ticketed for Mexico.
“The spirit of the workers went straight up,” Glen told ABC News, “because [Trump] did what he said he was going to do and he went through with it. And he hasn’t even slept in the Oval Office yet.”
“Believe me, if I were in office right now, Carrier would not be leaving Indiana, that I can tell you,” Trump said at an April rally in Indianapolis.
Trump spoke frequently about Carrier on the campaign trail for months, vowing to not buy their products and threatening the company with a 35 percent tariff on any products made in Mexico and shipped back into the United States.
Carrier released a terse tweet late Tuesday, saying the company was “pleased to have reached a deal” with Trump and VP-elect Mike Pence "to keep close to 1,000 jobs" in Indianapolis. It's unclear at this point what influence Trump's rhetoric on the campaign trail may have had on Carrier's decision.
Carrier’s tweet was followed by two from the president-elect touting it as a “[g]reat deal for workers,” and announcing that he and Pence would be traveling to Indiana on Thursday.
Under the deal, according to Carrier, the company will "continue to manufacture gas furnaces in Indianapolis, in addition to retaining engineering and headquarters staff, preserving more than 1,000 jobs," a statement Wednesday night said.
"Today’s announcement is possible because the incoming Trump-Pence administration has emphasized to us its commitment to support the business community and create an improved, more competitive U.S. business climate," the statement from Carrier added."
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“The spirit of the workers went straight up,” Glen told ABC News, “because [Trump] did what he said he was going to do and he went through with it. And he hasn’t even slept in the Oval Office yet.”
“Believe me, if I were in office right now, Carrier would not be leaving Indiana, that I can tell you,” Trump said at an April rally in Indianapolis.
Trump spoke frequently about Carrier on the campaign trail for months, vowing to not buy their products and threatening the company with a 35 percent tariff on any products made in Mexico and shipped back into the United States.
Carrier released a terse tweet late Tuesday, saying the company was “pleased to have reached a deal” with Trump and VP-elect Mike Pence "to keep close to 1,000 jobs" in Indianapolis. It's unclear at this point what influence Trump's rhetoric on the campaign trail may have had on Carrier's decision.
Carrier’s tweet was followed by two from the president-elect touting it as a “[g]reat deal for workers,” and announcing that he and Pence would be traveling to Indiana on Thursday.
Under the deal, according to Carrier, the company will "continue to manufacture gas furnaces in Indianapolis, in addition to retaining engineering and headquarters staff, preserving more than 1,000 jobs," a statement Wednesday night said.
"Today’s announcement is possible because the incoming Trump-Pence administration has emphasized to us its commitment to support the business community and create an improved, more competitive U.S. business climate," the statement from Carrier added."
Source (full article):
https://gma.yahoo.com/story-behind-d...pstories.html#
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