Novato declares impasse with holdout labor union

Novato declares impasse with holdout labor union

Novato has declared an impasse in contract talks with Service Employees International Union Local 1021, the city’s largest group of municipal employees. The declaration on Monday sets the stage for mediation. “The city has made a strong effort to reach an agreement with SEIU,” Mayor Tim O’Connor said in a statement issued by the city. “We’ve successfully reached agreements with all our other employee groups and had hoped to do the same with SEIU…