Thousands rally for union; Con Ed talks to resume
Photo credit: AP | Members of the Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2 participate in a march and rally in support of locked out Consolidated Edison workers at Union Square in New York. The Con Ed workers were locked out on June 30 after their contract expired and negotiations over a new one failed. About 5,000 managers are keeping electricity going for 3.2 million customers in New York City and Westchester County. (July 17, 2012)
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As temperatures reached the mid-90s on a sweltering day in Manhattan, thousands turned out for a rally Tuesday in support of some 8,000 union members locked out by Consolidated Edison.
Gathering in Union Square, protesters waved signs and chided the utility for the labor lockout, which reached the two-week mark on Saturday and continues with no end in sight.
"Labor has turned out like...
