• Con Ed continued its negotiations with the Utility Workers Union of America over the weekend and responded to public pressure Sunday by reinstating health insurance for locked out workers.
• With temperatures rising into the 90s this week, Con Ed faces a new test after a recent heat wave in New York was accompanied by brownouts and service problems that union supporters have attributed to Con Ed's replacement workforce.
• Negotiations are scheduled to resume Monday.

From the article:

With another heat wave bearing down on New York City, the pressure is rising on Con Edison and its biggest union to resolve a contract dispute that has left 8,000 utility workers locked out of their jobs for more than two weeks.

Representatives of the two sides met again on Saturday at a hotel near La Guardia Airport but failed to reach an agreement on the changes in pension and health care benefits that the company is demanding. ...