UE 506 represents almost 4,000 working men and women in the GE location in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1937, UE 506 has a proud history of aggressive rank and file struggle.
We are a very diverse group of people performing an equally diverse range of jobs. We are locomotive assemblers, motor and armature builders, machinists, tool room workers, electrical and mechanical repair people, computer repair people, material control people, crane operators, welders, painters, sheet metal workers, inspectors, quality control auditors, packers, shippers and other skills and trades not mentioned here.
We work at the GE, Erie plant on three different shifts, in many different buildings. Most of us live in Pennsylvania, but we have people who live in New York State and also in Ohio.

We are all interested in maintaining a good standard of living with the best working and living environment we can attain, for ourselves, our families and our communities. This is our philosophy and the basis of how we operate every day, in and out of the shop. You can see our ideas at work in our Sports Committee, our Legislative Action Committee, our GE retirees' group (R.A.G.E.), Jobs with Justice and others.

Welcome to the UE 506 Web Site!

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