OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- After today's first
mediation session with City of
Oakland negotiators, striking city workers represented by
SEIU 1021 and IFPTE 21 announced that they would return to work on
Tuesday, December 12th.
The unfair labor strike and sympathy strike of municipal workers
began last week on December
5th.
Felipe Cuevas, a heavy equipment
mechanic and SEIU 1021 City of
Oakland chapter president went on to describe developments
from this morning, "The City Negotiators wasted a lot of time
bargaining in bad faith. We met with David
Weinberg, the mediator, and we're moving forward and
continuing talks with City Negotiators with his help. While we
didn't settle a contract tonight, City Negotiators' have adopted a
new tone and demonstrated flexibility and openness to continue
negotiations."
"We're relieved that City Negotiators have indicated that they
are willing to finally sit down and talk through the issues," said
IFPTE 21 Member Waliana Dieu, a Criminalist for the
City of Oakland. "Tomorrow city
workers will be back at work."
An announcement on the continuation of the strike will be made
at a later date.
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SOURCE IFPTE 21; SEIU 1021