Community Corner
LGE Credit Union Strike Ends
The short-lived strike ended after 13 days when a contract was ratified by 88 percent of Local 709 Machinists members.
The Machinists union strike against is over.
A message on the website for the International Association of Machinists Lodge 709, the Marietta-based local representing unionized workers at the credit union, says simply: “Credit union contract ratified by 88%. Picket lines are down!”
Did you honor the picket line during the LGE strike?
The union gave up the strike Thursday, , the Marietta Daily Journal reported, even though Marietta-based LGE stuck by the main point of contention: the switch from a pension to a 401(k) plan for workers.
Find out what's happening in Dallas-Hiramwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The Machinists also objected to among its seven branches in Cobb, Cherokee and Paulding counties.
But local President Denise Rakestraw told the MDJ the union feared the loss of jobs for all 30 or so members on strike; LGE replaced 11 workers during the two-week strike.
Find out what's happening in Dallas-Hiramwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The credit union has one job advertised on its website now: a software developer/programmer.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
