Schenectady campus-rumor going around that our union and company are in negotiations to save a few jobs. The deal in the works is having a 1rate campus one rate for all the jobs in both buildings. The rumor is a t-23 rate across the board. No more legacy rates! Also the union has offered to give up double time all together. To keep 5-10 jobs. Our dues are working for us in a promising way GE Workers United, union proud, union strong once again.
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We've had T-Rates for like 10 years now and in that time the numbers of T-Rates has increased and the numbers of D-Rates has decreased through retirements and whatnot. Lets just say theoretically, if the Union made a deal where the choice was, either D-Rates take a pay cut that makes them equal to T-Rates or else Schenectady will close its doors. How many D-Rates would actually oppose it? Would they risk having no money over less money? What would be the option to those who don't have enough time in to retire and aren't willing to relocate? I see it as their hand could be forced to go along. T-Rates would most likely support it completely. There are no jobs out there that are comparable to what we currently have anywhere in the area. So just going to work somewhere else and starting over without moving, isn't really an option for pretty much all of us. I've always wonder if those with the power in play ever realize this. If they were to ever gamble and think they could use it to their advantage, I think it would work in their favor. Scared people will always do whatever it takes to make the fear go away and I see a lot of scared faces everywhere I look.
The only thing I see our union officers doing is making back-room deals with GE to protect their cronies from the impending layoffs, at the expense of more senior employees. I'm pretty sure this is in opposition to the value that seniority is the only thing that should matter in a union environment.
A little more detail to back up the losing of steam work in Schenectady.
French newspaper La Tribune has reported that state-backed utility company EDF is in talks to acquire the nuclear turbines business of General Electric (GE +1.5%).
GE's nuclear turbines business is largely concentrated in France's northeaster commune of Belfort and includes its GE Steam Power unit, according to the publication. The business produces the turbines used in EDF's EPR nuclear reactors.
Some day people will listen.
Guys when the 2 rates came in this was the long term plan. Take or we close the plant thats the negotiation. Congrats on finally realizing you have very little power.
T rates and D rates working hard in 273. Whoops nevermind.. it was just a rumor.
Culp has to make his bonuses somehow, if it’s on the backs of a few T-rates do you think he cares?!?!?
"Studs" as you all claim to be can find "top dollar" elsewhere, so why not leave instead of bi-----g!
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CA agreement 2nd clause- its only going to save jobs for a couple of months!