Palo Alto, CA - In the latest turn in negotiations, the City of Palo Alto on Thursday, Oct. 22, rejected the workers' offer of using mediation to resolve an impasse.

Workers have offered the city $6 million in savings to help close budgetary problems, but the city refused the savings and instead declared an impasse on Oct. 20.

The city administration said it doesn't think mediation will help resolve the impasse and has decided to bypass the process. But the City of Palo Alto workers think we owe it to the community to do everything in our power to find a fair solution.


What's next:

On Monday, Oct. 26, the city will decide whether to impose its contract on the workers.

SEIU Local 521 is a democratic Union and Palo Alto members will meet Tuesday to determine our next step.



In the News:
Palo Alto declares impasse in talks with its largest union
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 22, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13615787