{"id":240747,"date":"2026-07-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/san-jose-at-a-stalemate-with-its-largest-city-employee-union\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:15:11","slug":"san-jose-at-a-stalemate-with-its-largest-city-employee-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/san-jose-at-a-stalemate-with-its-largest-city-employee-union\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jos\u00e9 at a Stalemate With Its Largest City Employee Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/san-jose-at-a-stalemate-with-its-largest-city-employee-union\/\">San Jos\u00e9 at a Stalemate With Its Largest City Employee Union<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/san-jose-at-a-stalemate-with-its-largest-city-employee-union\/\">https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/san-jose-at-a-stalemate-with-its-largest-city-employee-union\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-06 12:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"ww2.kqed.org\">ww2.kqed.org<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mediation Begins:<\/strong> San Jos\u00e9 city officials will enter mediation with the unions representing librarians, code inspectors, and architects after two labor contracts expired.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Contracts Expiry:<\/strong> Union contracts for over 3,000 city workers expired on June 30, leading to a potential strike vote.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Budget Constraints:<\/strong> City officials argue that ongoing budget deficits prevent offering more than a 3% annual raise over the next three fiscal years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Union&#8217;s Wage 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