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In Open Letter to President Trump, IUE-CWA Urges General Electric to Produce Additional Life-Saving Ventilators in Underutilized Facilities

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Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Carl Kennebrew, International President of the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA), sent an open letter to President Donald Trump urging him to use his authority under the Defense Production Act to instruct General Electric (GE) to increase manufacturing of much-needed ventilators by setting-up production in its underutilized facilities.
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CWA Statement on Frontier Communications Bankruptcy

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We call on Frontier and its creditors to work quickly to put Frontier on a strong financial footing and prioritize the long-term gains that will come from investment in Frontier’s network over extracting cash from the company for short-term profit. CWA members expect to have input in the direction of the company as the bankruptcy process goes forward.

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.”