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Trump team claims credit for jobs at Ford that were negotiated by aunion
Early Tuesday morning, President Trump tweeted in anticipation of a “big announcement” on “JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!” from Ford coming later in the day.
Link to tweet
Later on, the announcement came out: Ford plans to invest $1.2 billion in three plants in Michigan, creating 130 new jobs at one of them.
Yet despite efforts by Trump and his team to take credit for the news, the real credit lies elsewhere: the United Auto Workers union.
In 2015, the UAW negotiated a contract with Ford that included a commitment from the company to invest $9 billion in U.S. plants, including $4.8 billion specifically in Michigan, and thus create or retain 8,500 jobs.
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-takes-credit-for-jobs-from-union-negotiation-db5d7f7091f5
