IUE-CWA Members Ratify GE Contract

IUE-CWA members this week voted to ratify their new four-year contract with General Electric with 79 percent approving the agreement, which boosts wages by 16 percent and provides significant pension increases for the 10,000 workers.  "We are happy that the majority of members agreed with the national bargaining committee and Conference Board in recognizing the value that this contract brings to them and their families," said IUE-CWA GE Conference Board Chairman Bob Santamoor.  Details of the contract can be found at www.geworkersunited.org.