Update, 3/6/19: UE, Wabtec Reach Agreement to End Strike in Erie, PA [1]

National Press Coverage & Opinion

• On the picket line in Erie: Long-simmering issues reach boiling point [2] (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/26/19)
• GE just spun off its locomotive unit. Workers immediately went on strike [3] (CNN, 2/26/19)
• Bernie Sanders Is Making a National Issue of This Strike [4] (The Nation, 2/26/19)
• Opinion: Is There a Future for Good Manufacturing Jobs in the U.S.? [5] (NY Times op-ed, 3/11/19)
• Erie Locomotive Plant Workers Strike against Two-Tier [6] (Labor Notes, 3/1/19)

Research

• Economic Impact Study [7] on impact of Wabtec's proposed wage reductions on Erie (2/28/19)

Local News & Opinion

• Wabtec’s proposal would damage Erie region’s economy [8] (UE Local 506 op-ed in GoErie, 3/3/19)
• Community, Other Unions Rally for Striking Workers Outside Wabtec [9] (Coverage of Community Rally in Erie News Now, 3/2/19)
• When Words Hurt [10] (Local author CJ Zahner writes about the emotional impact of the strike, 2/28/19)
• The Struggle Continues [11] (Local historian Jonathan Burdick reviews how strike fits into Erie'e history of labor struggles, Erie Reader, 2/27/19)
• UE 506 Hometown Heroes Bowling Supports Veterans [12] (Coverage of Local 506 fundraising for veterans, Erie News Now, 2/24/19)

Video

• UE Local 506 President Scott Slawson addresses Bernie Sanders Campaign Kickoff Rally in Brooklyn [13] (YouTube video, 3/2/19; transcript available here [14])
• 2,000 US factory workers strike for fair pay and conditions [15] (Al Jazeera English coverage, 3/1/19)
• CEO's are Ripping Off Working Families [16] (Bernie Sanders Facebook video featuring Wabtec strike, 2/26/19)

For media inquiries, please contact UE Communications Director Jonathan Kissam at jkissam@ueunion.org [17] or (802) 343 1745.