Operating Engineers Local 825 backs PSE&G 5-year proposal to replace aging gas infrastructure

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$320 million a year program would create 500 direct jobs

Springfield, NJ – March 2, 2015 – International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 today announced support for PSE&G’s proposal to invest $1.6 billion over the next 5 years to modernize its gas systems.

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IUOE Local 825 and ELEC praise PSE&G for its job-creation and 10-year, $8.1 billion transmission investment program

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SPRINGFIELD, NJ, AUG. 28, 2014 – Operating Engineers Local 825 joined with other regional economic development organizations to acknowledge PSE&G as an “economic engine,” as reported in a study conducted by Rutgers University.

The study details how PSE&G’s $8.1 billion transmission investment program will support 6,000 jobs annually and generate more than 4.3 billion in salary and benefits and more than $640 million in state and local government revenue.

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Local 825 Operating Engineers boost Jackson campaign, endorse candidacy of former Public Works Director

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SPRINGFIELD, NJ, MARCH 3, 2014 – The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 announced today that it is endorsing Eric Jackson for Mayor of Trenton.

Citing his experience in Public Works for the cities of Trenton and Plainfield, along with his grasp of Trenton’s economic and employment needs, Local 825 urged its members to back Jackson’s candidacy.

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Operating Engineers Local 825 responds to $29B capital plan proposed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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SPRINGFIELD, NJ, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 – The IUOE Local 825 applauded Governors Christie and Cuomo for the Port Authority’s comprehensive, forward-looking strategy to prioritize and address the region’s critical infrastructure needs, announced earlier in the day.

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