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IUE-CWA Members Demand General Electric Use Highly-Skilled Workforce to Build Life-Saving Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients
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Members of the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA) held protests -- standing six feet apart -- at General Electric (GE) facilities in New York, Massachusetts, Texas, and Virgina, demanding that GE put its highly-skilled workforce to work manufacturing life-saving ventilators for COVID-19 patients and implement enhanced safety measures at its facilities to protect workers. The IUE-CWA members held signs saying “GE: We Can Make Ventilators” and “GE Keep Us Safe.”
We Need OSHA to Protect Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak
News
April 9, 2020
OSHA has been MIA during the COVID-19 outbreak and has failed to ensure employers are adequately protecting workers.
Addressing the Impact of COVID-19
News
April 9, 2020
As the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to unfold, CWA members are fighting to ensure that the health, safety, and financial security of working people are not ignored in favor of policies that would only benefit the 1%.
IUE-CWA Members Increase Pressure on GE to Boost Ventilator Production and Enhance Safety
News
April 9, 2020
This week, IUE-CWA members escalated their campaign demanding that General Electric address the COVID-19 pandemic by using its expertise to manufacture ventilators at its underutilized facilities.
Tonight: Join the Discussion on The Fight for COVID-19 Protective Equipment
News
April 9, 2020
Essential workers – including many CWA members – have been facing a two-front war: confronting the COVID-19 crisis, and fighting for the Personal Protective Equipment they need.