General Electric employs thousands of highly skilled and technical IUE-CWA members, earning their living building this competitive engine. Eliminating this program would force them into unemployment and deeper financial crisis. It would also decimate the number of these highly skilled and technical workers that this country needs to compete in the global economy. Continuation of the F 136 dual engine program makes economic sense and protects CWA jobs. Read more »
Help Save Jobs
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 (Congressional switchboard) and tell them the following:
“My name is ____<your name>____ and I am calling from ____<your city>____.
I urge the Congressmember to support continued funding for the F-136 Alternative Engine. Please support the program - thousands of good American jobs are at risk!"
More information about the F-136:
CWA Issue Brief on Joint Strike Fighter
CWA Letter to Congress Supporting the F-136 Joint Strike Fighter Alternative Engine Program (pdf)