A new study has calculated the employment impacts of making “green locomotives” at the Wabtec locomotive plant in Erie, PA where 1400 UE Local 506 members currently work.

Join UE, ReImagine Appalachia, and the Keystone Research Center for a webinar on Tuesday at 1pm ET highlighting the exciting findings of this study, which was conducted by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI). Learn more about the work to build the next generation of rail technology and the job impacts it could have for Erie and Western Pennsylvania.

RSVP here: https://secure.everyaction.com/qYzaH82aVECKt_RgGoAiKA2

Speakers include:

• Carl Rosen, General President, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE)
• Scott Slawson, UE Local 506 President
• Gregor Semieniuk, Assistant Research Professor, Political Economy Research Institute: PERI
• Stephen Herzenberg, Keystone Research Center Executive Director / ReImagine Appalachia Co-Director
• Ron Kaminkow, Railroad Workers United

If you are unable to attend the webinar but would like to learn more about the study, please sign up for updates from the Green Locomotive Project.

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