Dive Summary:

• Consolidated Edison and union representatives spoke at a hearing held by the New York's State Assembly Standing Committees on Labor, Energy and Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in Manhattan on Wednesday about the utility's lockout, which has been in effect since July 1.
• Locked-out members of the Utility Workers Union of America claim that the managers who have been performing repairs and maintenance in their place are not providing adequate service, but a Con Ed VP argued to Assembly members that the company's "contingency plan is working."
• Also Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on Con Ed and the union to end their dispute.

From the article:

Utility workers who have been locked out all month by Consolidated Edison Inc. charged Wednesday that the managers and replacement workers who are doing their jobs are not following safety procedures and are potentially endangering the public. ...