President Trump vowed to save the jobs in places like Lordstown, Ohio. When the plant closed anyway, some blamed the president. Others say he needs more time.
That, Nicopolis said, was proof that Trump was keeping his promises.The miles of factory floor throughout the 6.2 million-square-foot Lordstown plant are eerily quiet these days.
"The Ohio state motto is 'With God, all things are possible.' And we think we're going to do the impossible here," Burns said last week as he gave a tour of the plant to reporters and local elected officials. "Transitions like this have gone on forever," Crouse said."We went from horses and buggies to cars. We went from coal to natural gas inside of houses. All of these things changed the way people live."
The new battery cell plant will pay good wages, GM spokesman Dan Flores said, but they won't be anything like the $90,000 that the average hourly unionized GM worker made last year in wages and profit-sharing. TJX Companies, the discount retailer that operates TJ Maxx and Marshalls, is building a massive distribution center just across the road from the Lordstown plant. Other new businesses have opened, as well.
But since losing her job at the plant in 2018, she hasn't had time to complete her certification. She's working two jobs, including one helping her former co-workers find jobs and training at the UAW transition center. And she's living with the extreme fear that comes from raising two children without health insurance.
"I honestly thought he stood for what I did," Amato said."I thought it was good that he wasn't a lifetime politician. I thought he was going to make changes. And he's just created a lot of chaos."
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