Con Edison and union talk as Brooklyn power is cut
Con Edison and the union representing its employees went back to the bargaining table on Thursday, four days after contract negotiations collapsed.
The city has been fighting a heat wave, which tends to put a strain on utilities. Con Edison announced a 5 percent voltage reductions in some Brooklyn neighborhoods. It said scattered outages are customary in the summer and that crews were making repairs.
The good news is that residents in the affected areas were still able to use their air conditioning and other appliances, the utility said.