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Duquesne Light union workers go on strike

Headline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Around 1,000 Duquesne Light Co. workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 29 went on strike at midnight Wednesday when the company and union failed to agree on a new contract.

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  1. Triblive

    Duquesne Light workers threaten strike Wednesday night (opens Triblive)

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    Duquesne Light Co.’s unionized electrical workers said they plan to go on strike when their contract ends at midnight Wednesday unless they get what the union is calling a “fair and equitable contract that recognizes the dangerous and critical work our members perform.”

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    Duquesne Light workers strike as contract negotiations fail (opens Triblive)

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    Around 1,000 Duquesne Light Co. workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 29 went on strike at midnight Wednesday when the company and union failed to agree on a new contract.

  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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