Local 1900 Works to Keep the Lights On in Storm Aftermath

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Local 1900 Works to Keep the Lights On in Storm Aftermath(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)With soaring temperatures and storm damage still weighing on residents, Pepco employees -- represented by IBEW Local 1900 -- are working around the clock to restore electrical power across the DC metro area. “Hundreds of our members have been mobilized to help restore power” says Local 1900 President Jim Griffin, who told Union City workers are putting in up to 16-hour days, with some coming back from scheduled vacation time to help. “It’s an enormous effort” said Griffin, “and our folks are up to the task.” “I want to thank all of the hard-working union members who have spent their Independence Day helping make sure residents have electricity, food, and water” said Metro Council President Jos Williams. “From firefighters and EMTs to electrical workers and news reporters, it is thanks to the hard work of union members across the region that we will come back from this storm even stronger than before it.” - photo of Pepco workers repairing power lines by Allison Shelley/Getty Images

 

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