RELEASE FROM UE LOCAL 506 FACEBOOK PAGE:
UE Local 506 and 618 worked long into Tuesday morning and were not able to convince the company to negotiate an acceptable short term agreement that preserves the wages, benefits, and working conditions of GE/Wabtec employees.
“We are extremely disappointed that the company could not see its way to agree to continue the terms and conditions that we have worked under for decades. Their refusal leaves us with no choice but to go out on strike to protect our members’ and our children’s future.” Said Scott Slawson, President of UE Local 506.
Karlene Torrance of UE Local 618 said, “We are gratified by the outpouring of support we have received from our friends, neighbors, and community in Erie. We will need their support now more than ever.”
