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. ,,_.. ... o. ~"" I""""";) ,). ,)! . ! ':1'1:1':1' ..., oj - ...-; '" < - - - ., œm@Œnt~ øvønOØIII .. me CITY of $ . Nil 0'"11 ! ARCOC:- ADMIN ISTRA TJOl~ 1. Genera1 Electric, one of the parent companies of CTEC, has en ongoing' history of environmenta1 po11ution leading the Environmental Protection Agency to cite RF for contributfno toxic wastes to the 1arQest number of sites of any company 8mon9 the 195 identified Superfund toxic"'waste dumps (22 sites in 1965 and increasing to date). ""111 CTEC renounce the methods and policies of GE thðt heve 1ed to thi~ record? 2. GE is one of the main companies creetin9 both the supply ðnd demand for more weapon systems. Is CTEC fol1owing the ,eme course or, in our time of deceasing tensions with Russia, is e concerted effort being made to move from weapons pro- duction to civiJiðn products? 3. GE wz:ss the ftrst defense contrtJctor to be indicted for dcfraudin9 the American 90\lemm~nt by t11in9 t1l1se c1lJims for payment on missite contntcts ~md Dltering emp1oyee time Cðrds. How does CTEC, with GE os one of its parents, guard again~L this kind of unethicat conduct? ~. GE hðs been D participz:snt in the revo1ving door potiey with the Pento90n. For instance Gen. David JonE's, Ch8ir of the Joint Chiefs of Steff (1978-82), began serving on GEls board in 1 QS5 end a1so now serves on the Star Wars Advisory Pðne1. The co11uston between the mHltery end industry makes it hard to mðtntðin civi1ion control over our defense establishment. What poHcie, does CTEC have in re1ationship to this matt.r? 5. GE hðS D poor record with unions cnd has been known to shut down plants fmd move oversees when problems crise. It is Ql~o omon9 the worst violatoro of federal1aws barring discrimination on the bests of sex or race. Is CTEC structured differently ðnd how does it propose to deel with these issues? Whet wi11 CrEe's poHcies be in rehltion to unions?