ConEd Update #2–A Possible Deal

ConEd and the union have reached a possible deal as reported in the NY Daily News.

Con Ed’s lead negotiator Claude Trahan, the company’s vice-president of human resources, agreed to the contract terms with union president Harry Farrell. The union represents almost 9,000 Con Ed workers in all of New York except Staten Island as well as Westchester County.

Both sides were still hammering out details of the contract hours after the handshake, and would not immediately discuss how it resolved their other sticking points, including a wage increase and health care costs. The union’s membership must vote to ratify the deal, which could take place within a month.

Con Ed prepared for the strike by posting managers in its control rooms and operating centers, telling them to be prepared to work 12-hour shifts.

The company was poised to bring in outside contractors and shift managers from other Con Ed divisions, as well as to halt routine maintenance and meter reading during a strike.

Con Ed prepared for the strike by posting managers in its control rooms and operating centers, telling them to be prepared to work 12-hour shifts.

The company was poised to bring in outside contractors and shift managers from other Con Ed divisions, as well as to halt routine maintenance and meter reading during a strike.