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Garden Grove public employees press council as mediation looms; union leaders urge respectful bargaining
Summary
Representatives from the Garden Grove Employees League and the Orange County Employees Association urged the council to resolve an impasse in contract negotiations. Mediation between the union and the city is scheduled for Friday; unions say the matter is close and seek a good‑faith resolution.
Representatives of the Garden Grove Employees League (GGEL) and the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA) addressed the council Tuesday to press for a settlement as labor negotiations approached mediation.
Tim Steed of OCEA told the council the union and the city are scheduled to enter mediation on Friday to break a negotiation impasse and said the sides are “a lot closer than it appears.” The…
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