UAW Region 2B Director Rich Rankin Reacts to GM Announcement
GM’s Decision to stop production at the Lordstown complex is an attack on American workers. I am very disappointed that a company that made 12 billion dollars last year cannot see the importance of investing in the country, American workers, and American taxpayers that bailed them out of bankruptcy just eight short years ago.
Their recent decision, to close a warehouse in West Chester, and now their decision to stop production at Lordstown, is a slap in the face to all Ohio consumers. GM needs to realize that their decisions have consequences. Not only are they destroying communities, splitting up families, and turning their backs on hard working Americans, they are going to create a huge backlash from the American consumer.
Americans are tired of greedy corporations closing factories and moving work to foreign countries just to increase profits. The American consumer is more informed today than they ever have been in the past, and there is a groundswell of support for companies that build where they sell. I believe there is still time for GM to recognize that they can do the right thing and invest in Ohio and the American worker. Maybe, hard working Americans just need to give them a nudge.