The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 2, 2012 Con Ed Locks Out Unionized Workers in N.Y. ------------------------------------------- In New York, the heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s, and power grids faced further strain after the power utility Con Edison locked out thousands of unionized workers in a labor dispute. The two sides remain at an impasse over a new contract. .