From the local newspaper- jobs are going bye bye I’m ready for my pink slip.
General Electric in September 2020 said it would stop building new power plants that burn coal, which typically have a large carbon footprint. In response to the union’s public campaign, the company said Monday that its focus on natural gas-fired power plants, which emit lower levels of greenhouse gases, is part of a commitment to reduced carbon emissions.
Christian Gonzalez, a 10-year employee at GE’s Schenectady plant, said he fears for the future of the facility. It has had a steady progression of not just outright job cuts but of moving work to locations where labor is less expensive — either foreign countries or non-union U.S. factories.
“As someone who grew up in Schenectady, we looked up to it all of our lives,” he said. “I got there at 19 years old, [there was] a ton of work. It was awesome, I was very quickly promoted.
“I don’t know if I’m going to be able to retire there and it won’t be my doing … the workload just isn’t what it used to be.”