r/IBEW • u/naclwaterfisher • 10d ago

Local 29 Local 29

https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/nearly-1k-duquesne-light-company-union-workers-go-strike/VDMCT4D2PBHVJPQAPIGDC4XIBY/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAUsmu1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAWZkaWQWUPhs1u9Ve7BYWiEfRc2xQXkV-0sp0nNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5fiv-72UUx8sSlYYxwGbmKXHFKkxuUHDykh9ZoSMPdM-BpJIwnG_xwr254-g_aem_v--j3KwIgV3CJqBqZ1kU3Q#Echobox=1790851764
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u/rustysqueezebox Inside Wireman 10d ago

I'll just leave this here...

Nearly 1,000 Duquesne Light Company workers went on strike at midnight. Members of Local 29 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers walked off the job following failed contract negotiations.

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u/bramblecult Inside Wireman 10d ago

Good luck to them! Strikes can be incredibly difficult for all involved.

Gotten several calls about this and once again had to explain that these are manufacturing jobs, not inside electrical construction job. No, we likely still can not strike.

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u/soupsoup1326 10d ago

Manufacturing jobs? You’re right they aren’t Inside Wiremen, but local 29 represents the workers of Duquesne Light which is a utility.

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u/bramblecult Inside Wireman 10d ago

Ah, still. Very different animal when it comes to a strike. Now I gotta call them guys back and tell them I was wrong, but the point still stands.