Members of IBEW Local Union 614 — which represents PECO’s linemen, gas technicians, mechanics, call center workers, and back office workers — have voted to authorize a strike as contract negotiations with the utility company continue, the union said on Saturday.
The vote tallied 94% support for a strike authorization, the union said.
“Tonight, after nine weeks of no contract, our members are voting to authorize a strike,” the union said in a social media post. “The authorization vote does not guarantee a strike will happen; It’s the first step toward an unprecedented work stoppage. A work stoppage could have serious consequences — Nobody wants that and we are doing our best to avoid that, but we need PECO management to meet us with the same urgency.”…