Welcome to GE Aerospace’s 2025 labor negotiations website. National labor negotiations are now underway.
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August 14, 2025
Negotiations Update
Economic Discussions Advance with IAM
We are pleased to report meaningful progress in our discussions with the IAM Union this week. We exchanged proposals on several key economic topics, including wages, retirement, healthcare and vacation and sick and personal time. These topics are high priorities for both GE Aerospace and the IAM, and each proposal reflects a focus on long-term stability, operational needs, and competitive offerings for employees.
Our more than 50-year history of finding common ground and reaching successful agreements shows what is possible with strong partners. With days until the contract expiration, we are encouraged by the progress toward a tentative agreement with the IAM. Together we can find solutions that benefit our people, our business, and the communities we serve.
Progress with the UAW
While progress has been slow, we remain committed to bargaining in good faith and believe a timely and strong deal is still possible. Through the week, we were able to meet and discuss key issues for both sides including how to build a future together in both Evendale and Erlanger. The negotiators have agreed to continue working through the weekend.
August 8, 2025
Negotiations Updates: Advancing Non-economics and Health Care
This week marks the close of Week 2 of local negotiations between GE Aerospace and our labor partners, the IAM Union and the United Auto Workers (UAW).
While progress has been slow, we have reached tentative agreement on several non-economic topics.
We introduced initial health care proposals, where we will continue to prioritize employee health and wellbeing through comprehensive medical benefits, personalized wellness coaching, protections against high medical expenses, and other meaningful support.
For production employees, it is important to note that there have been no increases in employee contributions in the last two years (2024 and 2025) and no increases to deductibles since 2020. Nonetheless, although health care costs continue to rise nationwide, GE Aerospace is committed to continuing to share in these increased health care costs. Our approach prioritizes affordability, with:
- Three health plan options, all offering free preventive care and out-of-pocket maximums to protect against catastrophic illness; and
- Income-based contributions, so that those who earn less, pay less.
Every proposal we put forward this week is anchored in thoughtful planning and a commitment to our employees, the communities where we operate, and the sustainable future of GE Aerospace.
We will begin addressing economics next week, a topic that often brings meaningful debate, and we will continue to approach discussions with professionalism, respect and a willingness to compromise in finding common ground.
We’ve been solving tough challenges at the bargaining table for more than 50 years, and we’ve done it by showing up prepared, focused, and committed to solutions.
We remain committed to reaching a contract that delivers on our commitment to recognizing and rewarding our employees, operational stability, and a strong future for our people and the business.
August 1, 2025
Building on Partnership: GE Aerospace and the IAM & UAW Negotiations Focus on the Future
This week, GE Aerospace began local contract negotiations with two of our labor partners, the IAM Union, which began on Tuesday, and the United Auto Workers (UAW), which began on Thursday.
Both bargaining tables opened with a shared understanding that we are stronger when we work together. These early conversations were focused on setting the stage by grounding both parties in the business environment, reaffirming our mutual commitment to respectful dialogue, and outlining priorities for the weeks ahead.
In his opening remarks, Steve Majer, GE Aerospace lead for Global Employee and Labor Relations summarized the work ahead. He said, “The work to be done in the coming weeks is critically important. Finding a constructive and collaborative solution is a big responsibility for all of us. We need to recognize the hard work of our employees while continuing to preserve operational stability and remain competitive.”
As IAM and UAW negotiations got underway this week, GE Aerospace leaders provided a snapshot of where we are today and where we’re headed. These briefings helped align both parties on the opportunities and challenges in today’s aerospace environment and the importance of working together to meet them. Discussions included:
- Recent investments in U.S. production and strengthening quality;
- The critical role our employees play in driving FLIGHT DECK,
- The strength of our talent in Erlanger and Evendale.
With the IAM, initial proposals were exchanged by the union and GE Aerospace, establishing a foundation for the detailed bargaining to come. We are encouraged by the constructive start to these conversations with the IAM. While negotiations are complex by nature, our approach remains straightforward: bargain in good faith, communicate with honesty, and pursue outcomes that support our people, our customers, and our communities.
UAW negotiations began Thursday, with initial sessions focused on key priorities for each party. While discussions are just getting underway, we appreciated the union leaders offering an open hand and look forward to our continued partnership. During our kick-off, we were honored to have employees from Erlanger and Evendale join us as part of the process, introduce themselves, and share how many years they have been contributing to GE Aerospace’s success.
Negotiations with the IAM and UAW continue next week and we look forward to continuing this important work.
July 29, 2025
Negotiations with IAM Now Underway
Today marks the start of local contract negotiations between GE Aerospace and one of our labor partners, the International Association of Machinists, representing approximately 550 employees at our Evendale, OH, facility.
We are committed to reaching an agreement that continues to invest in our people, strengthen U.S. operations, and position GE Aerospace and the communities where we operate for long-term growth.
These discussions follow the recent ratification of a new national agreement between GE Aerospace and the IUE-CWA. We appreciate the collaboration that led to that agreement and will approach our ongoing negotiations with the IAM with the same spirit of mutual respect and shared success.
We will begin negotiations with the UAW, representing employees at our Erlanger, KY, and Evendale, OH, facilities, on Thursday, July 31. We will approach these negotiations with the same level of commitment and spirit of collaboration.
We have a longstanding history of partnering productively with our unions. For over 50 years, GE Aerospace has partnered productively with the unions representing its employees, negotiating 17 national contracts and many local agreements. We look forward to bargaining in good faith with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and United Auto Workers (UAW) later this summer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Our goal is to reach fair, mutually beneficial labor agreements that position our people, facilities, and communities for long-term growth and success.
The IUE-CWA and affiliates represent certain precision manufacturing, industrial skilled trades and technical operations at our Lynn, MA, Arkansas City, KS, Madisonville, KY and Niskayuna, NY locations.
The UAW represents several units including testing and assembly, and facilities personnel at our Evendale, OH and Erlanger, KY locations.
The IAM represents employees across several shops and businesses at our Evendale, OH location, including machinists, other trades, and other critical specialty roles such as Fire Inspectors and Powerhouse operators.
Negotiations with the IUE-CWA and affiliated unions, which represent GE Aerospace employees across Lynn, MA; Niskayuna, NY; Madisonville, KY; and Strother, KS were completed in June and the contract ratified on July 1.
This summer, we will also negotiate with both the IAM and UAW, who represent GE Aerospace employees in Evendale, OH and Erlanger, KY. Our current labor agreements with the IAM and UAW expire on August 17, 2025.
We are proud of the recently ratified contract with ~2,200 EEs in IUE-CWA. We appreciate the collaboration that led to that agreement and will approach our ongoing negotiations with the IAM and UAW with the same spirit of mutual respect and shared success.
Now that GE Aerospace is an independent company, it will conduct its own labor negotiations with the unions that represent its employees. These negotiations do not cover any GE Vernova employees. We are committed to bargaining in good faith, as we have for the last five decades, and to reaching agreements that support both our employees and our business.
The 2025 negotiations involve several unions including the IUE-CWA and their affiliates, the UAW and the IAM, which collectively represent approximately 3,200 GE Aerospace employees in the U.S. In total there are approximately 3,700 GE Aerospace unionized employees in the U.S.
This site will continue to be updated with information, key bargaining date milestones, and resources to ensure our community stays informed throughout the bargaining process.