Carrier Union Leader: Fight About Jobs, Not Trump

Vic Ryckaert, vic.ryckaert@indystar.com, Indianapolis Star: Politics
Fri, 12/09/2016 - 7:35am

Carrier union president Chuck Jones said Friday his spat this week with President-elect Donald Trump is not as important as saving jobs of workers at the three Indiana plants he represents.        

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