UE has called for a shift to zero-emissions locomotives. The union also supports public ownership (or nationalization) of the railway industry, arguing that the profit motive is a key barrier to vitally needed improvements.
"One union, one tier." Inside the plant, workers do the highly-skilled work of building diesel-electric freight locomotives, which pull trains all over the world.
UE News; Daniel Moore Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
UE News; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Two articles about the UE Locals that are on strike after GE sells the locomotive plant to Wabtec and contract talks fail to achieve a new contract upholding years of union contract gains.
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