TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 11, Toledo Edison, a subsidiary of
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) will celebrate the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) "Code of Excellence"
designation for its partnership with IBEW Local 245, which
represents more than 400 FirstEnergy employees in northwestern
Ohio. A ceremony attended by FirstEnergy and IBEW leaders
will be held to mark the occasion.
The "Code of Excellence" is a designation that indicates an
ongoing commitment to quality workmanship, high standards of
productivity and an ongoing focus on safety.
IBEW Local 245 members are employed by Toledo Edison, a
FirstEnergy utility that serves more than 300,000 customers in
eight northwest Ohio counties;
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, which operates the
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak
Harbor, Ohio; and FirstEnergy Generating Company, which
operates the Bay Shore Power Plant in Oregon, Ohio.
Toledo Edison is only the second utility in the United States to recognize this
designation for the partnership between the union and the
company. Steven E. Strah,
senior vice president of FirstEnergy and president of FirstEnergy
Utilities, and Lonnie Stephenson,
international president of IBEW, will officiate the ceremony that
will take place at Toledo Edison's service center in Holland, Ohio. It will include the
unveiling of an IBEW "Code of Excellence" insignia on a Toledo
Edison bucket truck. The insignia will be affixed to all
Toledo Edison trucks.
"IBEW Local 245 members have a well-earned reputation for hard
work and a focus on safe operations, two key attributes that led to
the 'Code of Excellence' designation," said Strah. "As an
organization we take great pride in the productive relationships we
have developed with our union employees, which helps us provide
reliable electric service to our customers."
"The electric work done by IBEW members leaves no margin for
error, which is why our 'Code of Excellence' is the highest
designation we can bestow on one of our locals," said
Stephenson. "By embracing excellence in everything they do,
IBEW Local 245 members have set a high standard and I am proud to
recognize the work they do on behalf of their company and their
customers."
Other FirstEnergy senior management attending the ceremony
include Mark Julian, vice president,
Utility Operations; Charles P.
Cookson, executive director of Labor Relations; and
David A. Poska, director of
Operations Services for Toledo Edison. Other key IBEW members
attending the event include Jim
Hunter, director of Utilities for IBEW; Ken Cooper, IBEW 4th District vice
president; Larry Tscherne, business
and financial manager, IBEW Local 245; Ken
Erdmann, assistant business manager, IBEW Local 245;
Phil LaCourse, assistant business
manager, IBEW Local 245; and Ray
Zychowicz, president, IBEW Local 245.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational
excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one
of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving
customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The
company's transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles
of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions, while its generation subsidiaries control nearly 17,000
megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal,
non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro and other
renewables. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp or
online at www.firstenergycorp.com.
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SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.