29 News Archive
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IBEW 29 Wins Arbitration
On July 19, 2018, an arbitration hearing was held for a grievance that was filed against Duquesne Light Company for implementing changes to the Leaves Of Absence policy and more specifically the FMLA portion of that...
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Why your Union needs a dues increase
To all of the members of IBEW Local 29, I want to thank you for being part of this local union which has approximately 1400 members, and the International, which has over 700,000 members. The members of IBEW are some of...
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Beaver Valley – KERP
Today 11/30/2018 the Bankruptcy Judge accepted the agreed to KERP which includes union members from 3 different locals, IBEW 29, IBEW 245, UWUA 270. This is a big victory for the men and women we represent even though...
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Restructuring Update: Pension Benefit FAQ
Benefits 1. During 2019, if FES emerges from bankruptcy as a standalone company, what happens to health care and other benefits that employees are currently signing up for in 2019? For example, will employees...
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First Energy Restructuring Update: Important Progress
Employee Update I’m writing to share some important progress in our restructuring efforts. We have reached an agreement to sell our West Lorain Facility and related assets to Vermillion Power,...
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Happy Thanksgiving and Updates from the Local
First, I would like to thank all of our veterans both past and present for their service to our country and fighting for freedom around the world. I also want to thank their families for the sacrifice that they make...
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Restructuring Update
We want to share an important update regarding our efforts to obtain court authorization to implement a key employee retention plan that would allow us to provide certain payments to a significant number of...
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First Energy Restructuring Update
Continuing our effort to share restructuring information as we move through this process, we want to bring you up to date on some recent developments. At the most recent FES Board meeting, two important issues...
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Beaver Valley Update: FENOC Key Employee Retention Plan (KERP)
Soon after the bankruptcy case was filed, FENOC asked the Court to approve a key employee retention plan (KERP) that would pay approximately $100 million to about 1000 salaried employees to encourage them to continue...
