Wrangell Sentinel -

The Wrangell Borough Assembly rejected a last best offer on terms for a new collective bargaining agreement put forward by its public employees’ union.

Negotiators with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1547 arrived in Wrangell last week to meet with members of the bargaining unit ahead of a special meeting June 8. Meeting with most of the Borough Assembly, an offer package was put forward for their consideration.

The city negotiating team and IBEW bargaining unit have been at odds over the terms of a new CBA since the previous agreement expired at the end of June...