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PECO Strike Negotiations Resume | Philadelphia News
PECO workers remain on strike as negotiations with IBEW Local 614 resume today, with the union demanding fair wages, a universal pension, retirement medical benefits, and a unified contract—claiming they’ve seen no wage proposal in months. PECO counters that progress has been made, offering a 20% wage hike over five years plus enhanced benefits, while insisting a federal mediator is in place—though the union refuses to engage. Customers are feeling the strain with longer outages and website glitches during a heat wave, while three striking workers were allegedly injured, including one pushed…
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