The Brief
- IBEW Local 614 says PECO workers will strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday if no contract is reached.
- Union and company leaders both say negotiations have made some progress but remain far apart on key issues.
- PECO says it has offered nearly a 20 percent wage increase over five years and enhanced benefits.
PHILADELPHIA – Union leaders representing PECO Energy workers say they are prepared to walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Saturday if no contract agreement is reached, with both sides reporting some progress but remaining far apart on wages, benefits and safety, according to statements made at a news conference Friday evening.
Union says strike is imminent as talks stall
What we know:
IBEW Local 614, which represents about 1,500 PECO workers, announced they will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday if no deal is reached, citing stalled negotiations and unresolved issues over wages, benefits and safety.
“At 12:01 a.m. we will be on strike,” said Larry Anastasi, president of IBEW Local 614.…