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22 GE 2014 FORM 10-K
ABOUT GENERAL ELECTRIC
OUR EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
At year-end 2014, General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates employed approximately 305,000 persons, of whom
approximately 136,000 were employed in the United States. For further information about employees, see the “Other Financial
Data” section of this Form 10-K Report.
Approximately 16,400 GE manufacturing and service employees in the United States are represented for collective bargaining
purposes by one of 11 unions (approximately 82 different locals within such unions). A majority of such employees are
represented by union locals that are affiliated with the IUE-CWA, The Industrial Division of the Communication Workers of
America, AFL-CIO, CLC. During 2011, we negotiated four-year agreements with most of our U.S. unions. Most of these
contracts will terminate in June 2015, and we will be engaged in negotiations to attain new agreements. While results of 2015
union negotiations cannot be predicted, our recent past negotiations have resulted in agreements that increased costs.
Other GE affiliates are parties to labor contracts with various labor unions, also with varying terms and expiration dates that
cover approximately 3,800 employees.
PROPERTIES
Manufacturing operations are carried out at approximately 227 manufacturing plants located in 39 states in the United States
and Puerto Rico and at approximately 275 manufacturing plants located in 39 other countries.
CORPORATE INFORMATION AND WEBSITES
General Electric’s address is 1 River Road, Schenectady, NY, 12345-6999; we also maintain executive offices at 3135 Easton
Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06828-0001.
The Company’s Internet address is www.ge.com. Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports are available, without charge, on our website,
www.ge.com/investor-relations/investor-services/personal-investing/sec-filing, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are
filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies are also available, without charge, from
GE Corporate Investor Communications, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06828-0001. Reports filed with the SEC may be
viewed at www.sec.gov or obtained at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information regarding the
operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. References to our website
addressed in this report are provided as a convenience and do not constitute, and should not be viewed as, an incorporation
by reference of the information contained on, or available through, the website. Therefore, such information should not be
considered part of this report.
General Electric Capital Corporation filed a Form 10-K Report with the SEC, and this can also be viewed at
www.ge.com/investor-relations/investor-services/personal-investing/sec-filing.
GE’s Investor Relations website at www.ge.com/investor-relations and our corporate blog at www.gereports.com, as well as
GE’s Facebook page and Twitter accounts, including @GE_Reports, contain a significant amount of information about GE,
including financial and other information for investors. GE encourages investors to visit these websites from time to time, as
information is updated and new information is posted.