PECO strike ends as union and utility announce deal

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A deal between PECO and its unionized workforce has ended a tense three-day strike, the company’s first walkout in its 145-year history.

Along with wage increases, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 614 is celebrating a tentative agreement that includes pensions and retirement health benefits for recent hires, a main sticking point for the 1,600-member bargaining unit that includes linemen, gas technicians and call center workers. The members now need to vote to ratify the five-year contract…

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