Under pressure from Donald Trump, Carrier and its parent company United Technologies Corp, dropped its plan in late 2016 to close the plant and move 1400 factory jobs to Mexico. Under pressure from the newly-elected Trump, Carrier and its parent company United Technologies Corp, dropped its plan in late 2016 to close the plant and move 1400 factory jobs to Mexico. Carrier said this week that 1100 workers will remain at the factory, upholding its deal with Trump. Renee Elliott has lost her job and is disappointed that Donald Trump did not make a better deal for factory-floor workers. United Technologies Electronic Controls, another United Technologies facility two hours away in Huntington, Indiana, is closing in 2018, also sending its operations to Monterrey.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 11, 2018 21:00 UTC