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The nearly monthlong lockout of 8,000 utility workers by utility company Con Edison officially ended Thursday, following negotiations hosted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Con Edison reduced its power voltage Wednesday in order to allow workers to repair equipment. The voltage was lowered for the second time this week by 5 percent in parts of Sutton Place and Midtown East.
Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) has reinstated health insurance for 8,500 utility workers and resumed negotiations with the union Monday.
Utility Workers Union of America (UWAU), Local 1-2 rebuffed Consolidated Edison’s contract proposal Tuesday evening, describing the proposal as phony, and dashing hopes of a resolution.
Power giant Consolidated Edison and the union representing 8,000 of its employees resumed talks on Thursday, four days after contract negotiations broke down.
Contract negotiations between power giant Consolidated Edison and its unionized workers broke down early Sunday, prompting what union officials called a lockout of its 8,000 workers.
