Holyoke Mayor Joshua A. Garcia urges PVTA drivers and mechanics union to resume negotiations and avoid a work stoppage
Although I respect the give-and-take of collective bargaining, and I recognize the right of workers to strike, as Mayor I am deeply disappointed and distressed by the PVTA drivers and mechanics’ refusal to meet and negotiate in good faith to avert a work stoppage. In Holyoke and throughout the Pioneer Valley, our most vulnerable citizens … Continued