Here you will find links to previous negotiations:
Negotiations Summaries 2007
Summary #15 for Saturday, June 16th:
Major Issues Unresolved;
Sunday Promises to be 'Intense'
Summary #14 for Friday, June 15th:
Members' Mobilization Helps,
But Still Far From Settlement
Summary #13 for Thursday, June 14th:
Slim Pickings At the Small Table
Summary #12 for Wednesday, June 13th:
GE New Hire Horror Show
Summary #11 for Tuesday, June 12th:
GE Assaults Health Care;
Offers Some Pension Improvements
Summary #10 for Monday, June 11th:
Unions, GE Meet, Prepare
For Intense Week of Bargaining
Summary #9 for Thursday, June 7th:
Union, Company Sum Up Positions;
Bargaining Moves into Second Phase
Summary #8 for Wednesday, June 6th:
UE: Workers, Retirees Need Pension Increases
Summary #7 for Tuesday, June 5th:
UE, GE Clash on Pensions, SERO Windows
Summary #6 for Thursday, May 31:
UE Pushes for More Paid Time Off;
Raises Apparatus Shop Issues
Summary #5 for Wednesday, May 30:
Union Opposes GE
On New Hire Benefit Cuts
Summary #4 for Tuesday, May 29:
UE: GE Workers Deserve Improved
Health Care - Not Cost Shifting
Summary #3 for Thursday, May 24:
UE Committee Challenges GE on Health Care Cost Shifting
Summary #2 for Wednesday, May 23:
UE Makes Case for Job & Income Security Improvements;
Wage Increases, COLA, and GE's Ability to Pay
Summary #1 for Tuesday, May 22:
'Differences Are Obvious' as Bargaining Opens
- Opening Statement by GE Negotiator John Gritti
- Opening Statement by UE Gen. Pres. John H. Hovis, Jr.