PECO workers will strike on Fourth of July if no contract agreement is reached. Here's what to know
Source: WHYY
“This strike is about fairness and pushing back against corporate greed,” said IBEW Local 614 Business Agent Larry Anastasi.
By Susan Phillips Updated Jun. 25, 2026 5:46 pm
PECO workers will walk off the job on the Fourth of July if no contract agreement is reached, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 614 announced on Thursday. The move comes after five months of negotiations failed to produce an agreement.
Speaking at a rally to announce the impending strike in Washington Square Park, IBEW Local 614 Business Agent Larry Anastasi said the union did not come to the decision lightly.
“We know the impact that will be felt across Philadelphia and its four counties,” Anastasi said, as hundreds of PECO’s union workers stood behind him.
The union represents about 1600 employees, including linemen, gas odor responders and technicians, call center employees and other back-office employees. They have been working without a contract since April 1. It would be the first strike in PECO’s 145-year history. The national energy company Exelon acquired PECO in 2000.
Larry Anastasi of IBEW local 614 speaks at a rally in Washington Square Park on June 25, 2025. The union says it will strike on July 4 if they don’t reach an agreement with PECO. (Susan Phillips/WHYY)
Read more: https://whyy.org/articles/peco-strike-2026-union-negotiations/