{"id":304776,"date":"2026-10-12T02:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304776\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T02:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:12:08","slug":"ibew-members-vote-to-ratify-contract-with-duquesne-light-co-following-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/304776\/","title":{"rendered":"IBEW members vote to ratify contract with Duquesne Light Co. following strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 29 voted Sunday to ratify their contract with Duquesne Light Co.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This comes after roughly 1,000 workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/nearly-1k-duquesne-light-company-union-workers-go-strike\/VDMCT4D2PBHVJPQAPIGDC4XIBY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/nearly-1k-duquesne-light-company-union-workers-go-strike\/VDMCT4D2PBHVJPQAPIGDC4XIBY\/\">went on strike<\/a> Oct. 1 following failed contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">DLC and the union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/duquesne-light-company-striking-union-members-reach-tentative-agreement-5-year-contract\/RMWL47EYPFBIHPSYCZIPO5GQF4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/duquesne-light-company-striking-union-members-reach-tentative-agreement-5-year-contract\/RMWL47EYPFBIHPSYCZIPO5GQF4\/\">reached a tentative agreement<\/a> on a new five-year contract Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">IBEW Local 29 acknowledged the vote\u2019s results in a social media post, saying, \u201cA huge thank you to everyone that supported us and all of our members for standing with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the union, 526 members voted to accept the contract, while 184 voted to reject it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph 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