FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003--General Electric Company today issued the following statement regarding the two-day strike (Tuesday, January 14 and Wednesday, January 15) planned by the International Union of Electronic Workers/Communications Workers of America (IUE/CWA) and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) concerning changes in employee health-care costs:
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003--From the first X-ray machine developed in 1896 to the latest 4D Ultrasound technology developed in 2002, GE has dedicated over a century of research and resources to developing new and improved healthcare technologies that allow physicians to provide better care for their patients. In this edition of GE Global Research's Innovation Update, we highlight some of the company's most recent "Healthcare Innovations."
Nation's First All-Digital Heart Hospital Uses Information Technology To Battle Heart Disease
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003--GE said today it had received strike notification from The International Union of Electronic Workers / Communications Workers of America (IUE/CWA) over changes in an employee health care plan that GE announced last summer.
The changes were made in accordance with the terms of GE's collective bargaining agreement with the IUE/CWA.
The IUE/CWA represents about 13,900 employees, or about 5% of GE's total workforce. GE will meet customer needs during the strike, which the union says will last two days.
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Jeddah, December 28, 2002 ---- General Electric, a major exhibitor at the Sixth Saudi Engineering Conference organised by King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, showcased latest engineering technologies from several of its businesses including GE Power Systems, GE Medical Systems, GE Aircraft Engines and GE Industrial Systems.
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EPA, GE Launch New "Evolution Series'' Locomotives; Engine is Most Environmentally Friendly and Efficient Diesel Electric Locomotive Ever ERIE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2002--Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman and the General Electric Company announced today that GE Transportation Systems has launched the GE Evolution Series, a full line of more fuel-efficient locomotives that meets the EPA's emissions standards, two years ahead of schedule.
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ADVISORY/GE to Announce Most Environmentally Friendly and Fuel Efficient Locomotive in History --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- What: Six years ago, GE Transportation Systems began designing a locomotive in anticipation of EPA mandated emissions regulations for the railroad industry in 2005. GETS met that goal two years ahead of schedule and will unveil the most fuel efficient and environmentally friendly diesel electric locomotive ever built on December 23, 2002.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2002--General Electric has announced the appointment of seven new company officers.
Anne Abaya, 50, is Senior Vice President, Human Resources for GE Consumer Finance. Abaya joined GE in 1980, graduating from GE's Human Resources Development Program. She has spent her 22-year tenure in various HR management roles at GE Corporate, GE Power Systems, GE Global Research, GE Capital, GE Lighting and GE Aerospace. She holds a BA in Sociology from University of Hawaii and an MA in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2002--GE today named Kathryn A. Cassidy GE vice president and treasurer and promoted Mark J. Krakowiak to vice president - corporate risk and financing.
The changes take effect January 1, 2003, following the retirement of James R. Bunt, 61, who will leave GE at the end of 2002 after 34 years with the Company, the last nine as vice president and treasurer.