MINNEAPOLIS — The latest negotiation session between the union representing Minneapolis park workers and the park board concluded without an agreement on Friday.
The union, LIUNA Local 363, said 91% of its members voted against the latest offer from the park board.
"This overwhelming vote leaves no room for doubt. We're ready to end this strike today, but management needs to stay at the table and show real commitment to bargain. If they step up, we'll have this resolved in no time," said AJ Lange, the business manager for the union in a release.
The rejection from the union is the latest turn in a strike that has dragged on since July 4. Both parties have continued to assign blame to each other over who walked out of negotiations on July 16.
"The MPRB has consistently reported that more than half of MPRB’s full-time and seasonal Local 363 employees have been working since the strike began July 4," said a spokesperson for the park board, in a statement to KARE 11.
Both sides of the negotiations have recently escalated their qualms by filing unfair labor practice charges against each other.
The Minneapolis Park Board filed an unfair labor practice charge Thursday against the union representing more than 300 park workers, claiming picketers "harassed and blocked" truck drivers delivering to park-owned buildings.
The union previously filed an unethical labor practice charge against the MPRB back on July 8, claiming the Park Board was using misinformation to undermine the workers.