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Posted March 20, 2019
Ahead of a campaign rally at an Ohio tank plant, Trump raged online against the leadership of GM and its unionized workforce, complaining that their actions were undercutting his fight to “Bring jobs home!” Continue Reading
Posted November 29, 2018
Viewing the GM closures as a harbinger of future moves to shift production from Canada and the U.S., Unifor head Jerry Dias wants the two countries to hit GM with a 40% tariff on its Mexican-built vehicles. Continue Reading
Posted November 28, 2018
In a phone call yesterday, the two leaders expressed shared disappointment over GM’s job-killing restructuring plan, but took notably different approaches in how they planned to deal with the move. Continue Reading
Posted November 27, 2018
Reacting to GM’s restructuring plan, Trump warned CEO Mary Barra that she was “playing around with the wrong person,” threatening “a problem” for GM if it doesn’t quickly open a new plant in the U.S. Continue Reading
Posted November 26, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues
As part of a global restructuring of the company, General Motors confirmed today that along with four facilities in the U.S., it will be shuttering its Oshawa plant, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Continue Reading
