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UE has represented thousands of General Electric
employees under a UE-GE national contract since 1938.
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only two unions holding a national agreement with GE.
• There are 14
unions with GE members which have joined together in
the Coordinated Bargaining Committee (CBC) of GE
unions.
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UE-GE
Contract 2000
Bargaining Goals — Meeting in Pittsburgh on March 31st,
representatives of UE-GE locals from around the country agreed on
UE's bargaining goals for the upcoming national negotiations with
General Electric in a special statement issued at the conclusion of
the meeting ...
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Rallies
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SENDING
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Get
Up-Stand Up
For Contract 2000!
On
March 2nd, GE workers across the country wore buttons
and stickers saying "Get Up, Stand Up!
For Contract 2000." This CBC-wide action
underscores the growing determination to
achieve major gains in negotiations with GE later this
year. Here's the leaflet distributed at all UE-GE
locations on March 2nd — print it, post it ... make
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UE
Members Rally
For A Decent, Fair
And Balanced Contract
ONTARIO, Ca (June
16th; 23rd):
With
signs and flags in hand, members of UE Local 1010 at GE's Jet
Engine maintenance facility in California hit the streets
outside their plant on Friday, June 16th and again a week
later, rallying for a
decent and fair contract with General Electric ...
ERIE (June 3rd): Wearing bright orange t-shirts,
carrying banners and sporting buttons, more than 2,500
unionized GE workers rallied on Saturday, June 3rd, in a huge
show of solidarity during their current contract negotiations
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GE
Unions Pledge Unity Worldwide — Meeting in Washington,
representatives of unions representing GE workers in 20
countries have pledged to work together to build international
cooperation and solidarity ... (March, 2000)
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News
Stories
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UNSETTLED:
Fed up with management stonewalling on several grievances
including the issue of seniority in upgrading, UE Local 332
members struck the GE capacitor plant in Ft. Edward, NY over
five days from May 4 though 8. Members said a return to the
street was a distinct possibility if the company fails to get
the message. Pictured at center (with sign) is Local 332
President Joyce Sumner; to her left is Local 332 Financial
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GE
Retirees Demonstrate
For Higher Pensions —
Win Increase!
The hard work and perseverance of GE retirees and members for
a pension increase has paid off with GE's announcement of its
first pension hike in more than three years. Although it's a
step in the right direction, the announcement still
contains some disappointments ...
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UE
Local
1010 Protests Job Cuts
—UE
members in Ontario, California have been angrily demonstrating
against GE's announced plan to transfer 125 aircraft engine
repair jobs to Scotland and Brazil. But the GE's plan for more
exploitation may have run into trouble as the result of a
union organizing drive in Scotland (UE News; February,
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GE
Refuses Retirees' Pension Increase — Despite a grossly
overfunded pension fund, GE has, at least for now, rejected UE's
appeal for the first pension increase for its retirees in more than
three years. Here's what the company says ... and why we know it's
hogwash ... (January, 2000)
UE-GE
Conference Board News —
With the current UE-GE national contract set to expire, Conference
Board delegates begin hammering out proposals for a new agreement
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News Conference Board meeting coverage) (December, 1999)
Short
Takes
— GE competes against the world ... Local 506 marks MLK Day;
works for unity ... GE's 'spirit of giving' buys influence ...
and more!
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Cooperation
with GE? Stop, Look, Listen, Learn ... and Organize!
— With sales and profits soaring, GE continues to chant
"cooperation" as the route to job security and
"worker empowerment." Here's what the chanting is really
about ... and what we can do about it ...
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GE Bargaining History You Should Know — [UPDATED for 2003] Here's a
brief history of union bargaining with General Electric that answers
many commonly-asked questions about how bargaining takes place and
the role of the Coordinated Bargaining Committee (CBC) of GE unions
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At
Any Cost: Jack Welch, General Electric and the Pursuit of Profit
— The costs and consequences of GE's relentless pursuit of profit
under CEO Jack Welch are detailed in what our reviewer calls "a
book that GE workers will not want to miss" ...
GE and PCB's: Reflections and
Lessons — Despite posing as a good environmental
citizen, GE is one the USA's worst polluters, routinely fighting to
avoid paying for the damages it's created. A case in point: the
ongoing, years-long struggle over the use and dumping of PCB's in
New York ... vividly remembered by UE Local 332 ...
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