Bernie Sanders Rips Trump on Rexnord: Not Helping 'Working People'

Bernie Sanders slammed Donald Trump on Saturday for his attack on Rexnord Corp.'s plans to move 300 union jobs to Mexico, accusing the president-elect for not standing up "for working people."

The Vermont senator, who lost the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton, attacked Trump on Twitter:

What are you going to do, @realDonaldTrump? Stand up for working people or give the company a massive tax break? https://t.co/fxCvShncfF

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 3, 2016

On Friday, Trump bashed Rexnord for its announcement last month that it would shift its union jobs and those of as many as 80 managers from Indianapolis to Mexico by next June. 

Rexnord of Indiana is moving to Mexico and rather viciously firing all of its 300 workers. This is happening all over our country. No more!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2016

Based in Milwaukee, Rexnord makes industrial and aerospace products and has a global workforce of more than 7,400.

On Thursday, Trump and officials at Carrier said that the company’s air-conditioner manufacturing plant — along with 1,100 jobs — would remain in Indianapolis.

Carrier said in February that it was moving the operation to Mexico, displacing 1,400 workers.

In return, Carrier's parent, United Technologies, will receive $7 million in state tax incentives over 10 years.

Sanders also ripped American corporations and their role in the nation's "rigged economy":

Corporate America needs to hear loudly and clearly: the era of outsourcing is over.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 3, 2016 

The problem with our rigged economy is not that our policies have been too tough on corporations; it’s that we haven’t been tough enough.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 3, 2016

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