Union: Con Ed locks out workers NEW YORK, July 1 (UPI) -- Union representatives said Sunday contract talks with New York's Consolidated Edison had stalled and their 8,500 members were locked out. "Con Ed locked out members at 2 a.m.," said John Melia, spokesman for Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers Union of America. Melia said the union was willing to continue talks on a new contract but had been rebuffed when it requested the company set a date for a new bargaining session. The New York Times said Con Ed was deploying 5,000 supervisors to maintain service while the union members were off the job.