GE cutting 350 jobs in Wisconsin, moving work to Canada - blames Congress

[Emily]

GE's latest excuse? They've been sending good jobs to Canada under NAFTA since at least 2002 when their corporate welfare benefits were fully funded. What was the excuse then?

http://www.startribune.com/ge-plans-to-stop-making-engines-in-waukesha-cut-350-jobs/329816991/

[h=1]GE cutting 350 jobs in Wisconsin, moving work to Canada citing US Congress Ex-Im Bank impasse[/h] Associated Press
September 28, 2015 ? 4:36pm WAUKESHA, Wis. ? GE Power & Water said it will stop manufacturing gas engines in Wisconsin and move the work to Canada, meaning the loss of 350 jobs in a Milwaukee suburb, because the U.S. Congress has failed to reauthorize the Export-Import bank.
The plant in Waukesha, Wisconsin builds engines for power generation applications. GE said it plans to build a $265 million factory in Canada over the next 20 months, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1h3XeWC ) reported.
GE blames Congress for failing to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank that finances sales of industrial equipment....