Trump Makes First Statements Regarding GM-UAW Strike
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President Donald Trump provided his first statements on the United Auto Workers-General Motors strike Monday after workers walked off the job on Midnight Sunday.
According to The Detroit Free Press, Trump told media he was “sad,” about the strike and that he hoped it was a “quick one.” He later sent out a tweet urging GM and the UAW to find a solution.
“Here we go again with General Motors and the United Auto Workers,” the tweet said. “Get together and make a deal!”
GM CEO Mary Barra with UAW workers
Trump has largely remained neutral on the matter thus far, but he also lent some support to the union, which is pushing for GM to produce more vehicles in the United States and support the American manufacturing sector.
“I’d like to see it work out but I don’t want General Motors building plants in China and Mexico,” Trump said. “I don’t want these big massive auto plants built in other countries and I don’t think they’ll be doing that anymore.”
Trump also later said that “federal mediation (in the negotiating process) is always possible, if that’s what they want.”
Barra and UAW boss Gary Jones
GM CEO Mary Barra went to the White House earlier this month to meet with Trump. It’s not clear what the subject matter of the meeting was, however, Trump has been an outspoken critic of GM ever since it decided to close several North American plants at the end of last year.
The White House has not said if Trump has been in communication with anyone from GM or the UAW since the strike began last night.
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Source: The Detroit Free Press
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Why doesn’t trump explain why he and his family have employed so many illegal emigrants on their properties and pay them minimum wage!!!!!!! Tax-dodging draft-dodger
LMAO! liberals… rough few years huh? More to come 🙂
Dude it’s been a rough few years for America
PocaPornstar has brought so many jobs back.
Of course he did now get back in the coal mine
Has absolutely nothing to do with being a liberal or conservative. It has everything to do with workers rights. GM should not forget that if it weren’t for their workers and the American people it would be no GM today.
Joe Biden lies all the time as he worked as a lifeguard in high school which means he was very fit and yet he ask the DoD not to be drafted for the Vietnam war because of a Medical reason.. someone who was fit enough to work as a lifeguard should be fit enough to serve in the Armed Forces; if Trump is a tax dodger.. the Obama Admin wouldn’t have need to go through the trouble of spying on him as they could have just released his tax returns and allowed Hillary to win and it’s doubtful that Trump is any more of a draft dodger than Joe Biden as he came from a wealthy family and it’s honest to say Trump has done a better job as President than he might have as a soldier.
Businesses are worried about Elizabeth Warren blindly taking the side of a highly corrupt labor organization.
Strange sentence this:
» it’s doubtful that Trump is any more of a draft dodger than Joe Biden as he came from a wealthy family«
Trump IS a draft dodger, and that is well known.
GM not going listen to Trump in employing more U.S. workers! They looking at China(sales down big time) still going build more facilities, Mexico and Brazil!
GM been doing a great job saying they are for the U.S. in their advertising campaign but GM is shedding jobs and moving away to these foreign countries. GM is not patriotic but wants the DOD to buy their military vehicle however.
omegatalon and tRUMP both live in a fantasy world.
If i was on strike i would get back to work and help GM not hinder them. Just a reminder would they strike in China or Mexico no, but do not give up anything people!
I wonder if Trump will use military force to stop the strike at some point, so that a recession is avoided due to GM declaring bankruptcy.
It’s great to manufacturer things in America. But if they’re going to export out of America the taxes are higher on the export taxes. Why do they build in Mexico Mexico has free trade with just about anywhere in the world. The Chevy Blazer is a good example of a vehicle that is going to be sold around the world. Yes it would be nice if it were built in America. Same goes for Ram.Heavy duty all built in Mexico. Remember FCA/Ram are all foreign owned.
The United Auto Workers wants to get GM to reopen the plant in Lordstown, Ohio, a goal that President Trump has endorsed. I’m pleased to see that many of the readers posting comments automotive minded people. That means they understand the only practical way to “flip a switch” and get Lordstown back into production is build the Cruze. You can’t build Suburbans in a plant designed to build small sensible fuel-efficient cars. Trump killed the domestic demand for the Cruze when he mindlessly killed the Obama 2025 fuel efficiency standards. While many of the Cruze models were exported, it wasn’t enough to keep the doors open.
Comments here on the UAW strike show that Trump’s claim that he supports “the American worker” is a hoax.
His supporters at least declare themselves as hardline opponents of workers rights and wellbeing.