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BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Let's Keep New York Union-Made
ABOUT US
The Story of our Union
During the Great Depression, General Electric took more liberties than usual with the rights of its workers, and was ineffectual in answering the demands of workers. A small affiliate of the radical Trade Union Unity League formed in the Schenectady plant in 1932, and in the following year another small union was organized.
In 1934, these two unions merged into a single union of 300 members, and it was this union that was to become Local 301 in 1936. On December 15, 1936, UE Local 301 became the collective bargaining agent for the plant's workers, defeating the company union by a vote of 5,111 to 4,033.
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