IUE-CWA Members Vote to Ratify General Electric Contract

With 70 percent "yes" votes, IUE-CWA members at General Electric have ratified the four-year contract that negotiators reached in June after four weeks of bargaining.

The new contract covers nearly 8,000 IUE-CWA members at GE. It includes wage and pension improvements and limits increases in workers’ share of health care costs.

"I am pleased that our members recognize the value in this agreement," said IUE-CWA GE and Aerospace Conference Board Chairman Bob Santamoor. "These were difficult negotiations in a difficult economic climate. Members evaluated the package as a whole and found it acceptable."

IUE-CWA bargained jointly with other GE unions, whose members have also voted to ratify.