Late last year, the commission rejected record-setting rate-hike requests from all the utilities serving the Chicago area and, more importantly, put the companies on notice that the days of rubber-stamping their ability to reap profits from massive investments in their fuel-delivery systems were over.
Now, the empire is preparing to strike back. But, since the companies themselves no longer enjoy the clout they once did, thanks mainly to ComEd bribing its way to success in Springfield, the unions representing workers benefiting from large-scale utility infrastructure work are doing the heavy lifting.
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