Rexnord Corp, an industrial supplier based in Milwaukee, announced plans in October to move a bearing plant, and its 300 jobs, from Indianapolis to Mexico, employees told the Indianapolis Star at the time.
Company representatives were not immediately available on Saturday for comment on Trump`s tweet.
The Republican, who takes office on Jan. 20, warned on Thursday that there would be consequences for companies that move jobs out of the United States but did not specify what they would be.
Trump, who campaigned on promises to keep manufacturing jobs from fleeing the country, claimed credit for a deal in which Indiana state officials agreed to give United Technologies Corp $7 million worth of tax breaks to encourage the company to keep around 1,000 jobs at its Carrier unit in Indianapolis instead of hiring in Mexico.
The agreement was less than a complete victory for Trump, as the air conditioner maker will still send an estimated 1,300 jobs there.
During the presidential campaign, Trump said his administration would put a 35 percent import tariff on goods made by American manufacturers that moved jobs offshore. He frequently pilloried Carrier for planning to move production to Mexico as he appealed to blue-collar voters in the Midwest, including in Indiana, whose governor, Mike Pence, is the vice president-elect.
It is unclear what steps would have to be taken by federal authorities before Trump could retaliate against individual companies shifting jobs abroad.
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