Unions Reach Tentative Agreements on New Contracts With GE

GE's national contracts with the IUE-CWA and the UE expired last night. The tentative new agreements will provide significant improvements in wages, pensions and benefits, the unions say.

Says IUE-CWA President Jim Clark:

GE and the unions have agreed to accelerate our joint efforts to address the difficult health care issues our nation faces. This will help to address a critical issue for not only GE employees but all American workers.

The 11 unions affected by these tentative agreements represent about 21,000 GE employees in the United States. The unions are members of the Coordinated Bargaining Committee of GE Unions ( CBC ). National negotiations are conducted with the IUE-CWA and the UE, and local contracts are negotiated with nine other CBC unions.