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GE Shareholder Conference Brings Protests From All Sides

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General Electric was taking hits from all angles this morning at its annual shareholders meeting, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Tea Party activists, GE retirees, PETA, and even a state lawmaker had messages for the multinational corporation. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, those messages were mixed.

Tea party groups protest outside the Salt Palace Convention Center. -Photo by Whittney Evans

(KCPW News) General Electric was taking hits from all angles this morning at its annual shareholders meeting, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Tea Party activists, GE retirees, PETA, and even a state lawmaker had messages for the multinational corporation. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, those messages were mixed.

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