A claim filed with the city by a woman whose car was hit by a falling tree limb highlighted struggles the city s forestry division faces to maintain its 130,000 trees.
The union representing street, maintenance, clerical and technical employees won t take its case to the Commission of Industrial Relations. Instead it will prepare for the next round of negotiations.
The City Council voted 4-3 to approve a one-year contract for nearly 500 street, maintenance, technical and clerical employees despite union objections.
The City Council must decide whether to approve a labor contract for nearly 500 street maintenance, technical and clerical employees — something the city wants but the union does not.