Duquesne Light
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Duquesne Light was one of the dozens of companies founded by inventor George Westinghouse and for its first 75 years of operation (1870s-1940s) was a subsidiary of the holding company known as the "Philadelphia Company".
In May 2007, Duquesne was acquired by a consortium led by affiliates of the Macquarie Group Limited. The consortium consists of several institutional investors which own all of the common equity of our parent company, DQE Holdings, LLC.
Duquesne Light contract expires September 30, 2013.
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Terminated Worker Returned to Work With Back Pay
A Duquesne Light employee that was terminated in June of 2016 was reinstated with 6 months of back pay. This case was scheduled for arbitration on October 19th, by settling the case we did not get all the back pay that...
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Duquesne Light Substations and Shops Executive Board Vacancy
To: All Duquesne Light - IBEW Local 29 Sub Stations and Shops Members Re: Substations and Shops Executive Board Vacancy Individuals that wish to be considered to fill the vacancy of the Executive Board...
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Terminated Pole testers returned to work with back pay!
On September 8, 2017, the three pole testers that were terminated in January were notified that they are being reinstated and made whole for all lost wages and benefits including lost overtime minus a 30 calendar day...
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Duquesne Light Transportation Dept - 1 year without an OSHA recordable
On Friday, September 15, 2017, the Transportation Department of Duquesne Light Company celebrated one year without an OSHA recordable injury, this is a credit to the men and women that work in that department. Myself...
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Duquesne Light AND IBEW 29 Reach Updated Agreement on Post-Retirement Healthcare
On Friday, September 8, 2017, Duquesne Light Company and IBEW Local 29 reached an updated agreement regarding post-retirement healthcare coverage. This agreement effectively extends the current structure and coverage...
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Tentative Agreement Reached with Duquesne Light
Local 29 reached an agreement with Duquesne Light Company to conduct an early negotiation session for the contract that expires September 30th of this year. Both sides agreed to meet the week of February 8th with a goal...
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Early Negotiations with Duquesne Light
Message From Business Manager, Jeff Davis An agreement was reached with Duquesne Light Company to hold Early Contract Negotiations to replace the existing contract which expires on September 30, 2016. We have...
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Duquesne Light Part Time Agreement Reached
The Local 29 agreement with Duquesne Light that allows the Company to have part timeCustomer Service Representatives was originally set to expire on April 30th of this year. The Company and Union agreed to extend the...
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T&D Operators Reject Agreement with Duquesne
The Troubleshooters, Traveling Operators and Senior Operators that perform switching, emergency response and answer customer calls were presented an agreement that would have paid each of them $7,000 in exchange for...
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Additional Health Plans for Duquesne Light
The Company and the Union met several times in the month of August on the subject of healthcare. The meeting subject was looking for options for the membership at Duquesne to help with the Highmark vs. UPMC issue. If...