THE DISPUTE: About 1,900 NStar workers walked off their jobs Monday after months of talks between the electric and gas utility and the Utility Workers Union of America failed to yield a contract agreement to replace one that expired at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
WHO’S AFFECTED: The union’s Local 369 represents linemen and engineers across NStar’s eastern and central Massachusetts service area in metropolitan Boston, Worcester and coastal areas from Cape Cod to Cape Ann. NStar, with a total of about 3,000 employees, serves about 1.1 million electric customers and 300,000 natural gas customers.
WHAT’S NEXT: No further contract talks are scheduled. NStar is trying to maintain normal service by assigning managers and contractors to handle the striking workers’ duties.
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