May 9, 2017: A reporter stated to Sean Spicer that 3 companies including Honeywell that are actively eliminating jobs in USA are also courting Iran for new business....asked what Trump stand is.
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You rednecks need to get off the Iran bandwagon. Not a big deal.
Companies can do business with whoever they please as long as the business is legal. The nuclear deal opened up Iran for business. We don't seem to stick to our end of the deal though. If Iran is smart they will seek business with China and Russia though.
You need to stop complaining.
From Newsnax.com
Four major U.S. companies that have recently announced plans to cut back on the number of jobs in their American divisions also have made clear they are ready for new business in Iran.
Honeywell, Volvo, Volkswagen, and Schlumberger (the world’s largest oilfield services provider) are eyeing Iran for new business ventures, according to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a bipartisan group opposed to the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Newsmax asked White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday what the White House reaction was to the news provided by UANI.
“I think that speaks for itself,” Spicer replied, “The president was very clear on what he thinks of the Iran deal, and companies need to abide by the law.”
Volvo Trucks is poised to produce three new models of Volvo trucks in Iran working in conjuction with SAIPA Diesel, Iran’s second largest automaker.
Last year, Volvo made multiple rounds of job cuts totaling around 1,200 layoffs in 2016 — including at its Mack Trucks factory in Lehigh Valley, Pa and its plant in Dublin, Va.
Honeywell Senior Vice President Michael Millard said before the Iran deal was reached that, if there was an opening to Iran for his company, “there would be a lot of potential. We started contingency plans to look at what the opportunities will be and how we would mobilize our sales and market forces.”
Honeywell Aerospace, the Arizona-based subsidiary of Honeywell International, announced in October its third round of layoffs since 2016.
The oilfield services colossus Schlumberger announced in November that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Republic to develop three oilfields, according to The Wall Street Journal. Schlumberger has reportedly cut 30,000 jobs globally since 2015, including an undisclosed number of jobs in Houston
http://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/789334?section=Newsfront&keywords=Iran-Honeywell-Volvo-Volkswagen&year=2017&month=05&date=10&id=789334&aliaspath=%2FManage%2FArticles%2FTemplate-Main&oref=www.google.com
Volvo, Schlumberger
"........a list of 16 American companies a few days ago -- among them Volvo, Honeywell, and Schlumberger -- all of which are cutting back on jobs employing Americans,....."
Can someone say who the other 2 companies were? It will be interesting to see who Honeywell is being lumped together with. Thanks!
I cant wait for my severance. I also wouldn't mind another couple of furloughs. Imagine a week off and NO meetings, NO metrics, NO cellphone and NO emails. Omg its like heaven now. This is the environment at honeyhell; employees hope for layoffs and RIFs. That's how bad it is. Not one person I know is not looking at other companies, keeping options open or actively applying. Not one. Imperical evidence, yes, but apply that across the entire company and you have a majority of your workforce with zero morale and is trying to leave. HON of course doesn't care as this is the whole point; make people leave on their own so you don't have to RIF them and give them severance packages. BTW, I hope you all completed your PER surveys! HON needs the results so they can throw them all in the trash and change nothing lmao
Come on layoff. Been waiting too long already. Wait till they see the numbers after next layoff. Worker morale is in the toilet.
Interesting. what were the other two companies?
Does anyone know of any active RIFs or furloughs or any planned soon? Hearing the April numbers are in the toilet, wonder what kind of spin will be put on that.
Trump doesn't take a stand unless there's something in it for him.