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House passes defense spending bill that includes GE’s Joint Strike Fighter

Thor Jourgensen

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LYNN-A top River Works union negotiator said a pro-General Electric vote in Congress this week is proof the company’s plan to continue competing for Joint Strike Fighter engine work is paying off.International Union of Electric Workers 201 Business Agent Ric Casilli said the defense spending bill approved by the U.S. House includes a plan, proposed by General Electric executives to the Defense Department in April, to allow the firm to continue developing a Joint Strike engine with the research and other work paid for by GE.”I think Congress saw that and said, ‘Hey, they’re putting in their own money,'” Casilli said on Friday. He added: “I think they woke up and said, ‘This is what competition does.'”Read Saturday’s Daily Item for the complete story.

  • Thor Jourgensen

    A newspaperman for 34 years, Thor Jourgensen has worked for the Item for 29 years and lived in Lynn 20 years. He has overseen the Item's editorial department since January 2016 and is the 2015 New England Newspaper and Press Association Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award recipient.

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