INDIANAPOLIS, May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A band of
determined workers will rally today with placards and banners near
the speedway corridor outside of the Marriott-East Hotel, 5:00 –
7:00 pm, with a 'Keep it made in
America' message at a promotional event of commercial dealers
selling residential furnace products made locally by Carrier Corp.
that are being moved to Mexico.
WHO – Indianapolis
workers of Carrier Corp., USW Local 1999 and supporters.
WHAT – Protest rally at a Carrier Corp. sponsored event
during the Indy 500 of leading dealers who sell residential and
commercial heating equipment products.
WHERE – Marriott-East, 7202 East 21st Street,
Indianapolis, Ind.
WHEN – Friday, May 27, 5:00
– 7:00 pm
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Carrier Corp. of Indianapolis
and its parent company, United Technologies, abruptly announced
Feb. 10 to a dedicated workforce of
1,400, that their jobs were headed for Mexico where poverty wages are $3.00 an hour. Dealers gathered for the Carrier
Corp. Indy 500 promotional event are being urged to ask Carrier:
'Keep it made in America.'
More information is available at:
http://usw.org/act/campaigns/carrier.
Contact: Chuck Jones (USW), 317-639-1479;
Local1999usw@att.net
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SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)