PECO union warns of Fourth of July strike amid stalled contract talks
IBEW Local 614 says roughly 1,600 PECO workers will strike on July 4 if a contract isn’t reached after five months of negotiations, citing unresolved issues over wages and benefits. The union claims PECO pays about 30% less than peers, while the company says its offer is fair and plans to use trained contractors if a work stoppage occurs. Talks resume July 2 with a federal mediator involved; both sides have filed unfair-labor-practice complaints. A PECO strike would be PECO's first in 145 years and could impact service to about 1.7 million electric and 550,000 gas customers in the Philadelphia region, amid broader Exelon-profit growth.
