Novato employees strike for higher wages

Novato employees strike for higher wages

Novato’s largest group of unionized municipal employees launched an open-ended strike on Tuesday as contract negotiations drag on. The two-year contract for Novato’s 76 general employees expired on June 30, but negotiations for a new contract began in February, said Jana Blunt, a field representative with Service Employees International Union Local 1021, which represents the employees. Members of the group include street maintenance workers, bui…