{"id":219,"date":"2026-05-29T19:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=219"},"modified":"2026-05-29T19:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:49:52","slug":"heres-everything-to-know-about-the-potential-peco-worker-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s everything to know about the potential Peco worker strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Peco workers plan to vote Saturday on whether to authorize a strike amid union contract negotiations, which would pave the way for a work stoppage. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=217\">A former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with assaulting an incarcerated man, DA says<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The company and the union have been bargaining for months and they have reached some agreements, a Peco spokesperson said Friday. But wages and benefits have become sticking points, the union has said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bargaining turned ugly last month, as both sides filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Contract negotiations between the union and Peco are expected to continue, with the next session planned for June 3, and additional sessions scheduled that month and the following one. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>When could Peco workers go on strike?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Passing a strike authorization vote does not guarantee that workers will walk off the job. Unions can pass the vote to gain leverage in negotiations. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But if workers do authorize a strike, their union could call for a work stoppage at any time. The union has not said when that could be. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Have Peco workers gone on strike in the past?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If this group of Peco workers walks off the job, it would be the first work stoppage in the company\u2019s history. Since unionizing, they have never before seen their contract expire without a new one in place.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Peco workers voted to join the union in 2004, and according to union president Larry Anastasi, ratified their first contract in 2007. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=215\">Gretjen Clausing, popular longtime media arts programmer and founding executive director of PhillyCAM, has died at 62<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>How many Peco workers could walk off the job? What do they do? How much do they get paid?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>IBEW Local 614 represents roughly 1,500 Peco employees including call center employees, as well as gas and electric field workers who maintain electric and gas infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Linemen, who repair and maintain power lines are some of the union\u2019s highest paid workers, and made on average over $243,500 last year in wages, including overtime. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What does each side want?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Workers are seeking higher wages in a new contract and a uniform retirement plan for all members. Some 600 workers who were hired in recent years don\u2019t have a pension, while others who do have a pension have different terms. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Peco spokesperson Candice Womer said the company \u201ccontinues to offer competitive wages and benefits that compare favorably with industry peers across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>What does a Peco strike mean for my electricity? What happens if there\u2019s an outage during a strike?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Peco has a contingency plan in place in case workers walk off the job, the company\u2019s chief operating officer, Nicole LeVine, said in late March. LeVine said the plan is confidential and declined to share details, but noted that customers shouldn\u2019t experience any changes in service. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s severe weather, we\u2019ll be able to restore any service issues,\u201d LeVine said. \u201cThe customer should not see any impact to their reliability or service.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>How many customers does Peco service?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In Southeastern Pennsylvania, Peco provides electricity to 1.7 million customers, and natural gas to 553,000.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=213\">His world premiere got shelved, but Wynton Marsalis wowed this week at the Philadelphia Orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company\u2019s unionized linemen, call center workers and other employees are voting on Saturday on whether to authorize a strike. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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