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After contract negotiations failed, nearly 1,000 Duquesne Light employees represented by IBEW Local 29 began a strike in Pennsylvania. The union says major disagreements involve staffing, workplace safety, job security, and how new technology is used, while the company says it offered workers an industry-leading compensation package. Union members perform critical work including repairing power lines and responding to outages, raising concerns that a prolonged strike could slow restoration efforts during severe weather. The walkout also follows growing tensions between employees and management over the utility’s field operations.