NEW YORK (AP) — As Manhattan streets heated up, so did the tempers of union workers locked out of more than 8,000 Consolidated Edison jobs.

"Kevin Burke, come out with your hands up, we want our pensions!" mechanic John Lucchini yelled into a bullhorn, naming Con Ed's CEO amid a protest in front of company headquarters.

Elsewhere in New York City, union leaders planned their next move after contract talks broke down early Sunday, after a midnight deadline.

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