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Mayor Cherelle Parker’s return-to-office policy caused a rift with union leaders. Here’s what could happen next.

And it comes just weeks before the union’s existing contract with the city is set to expire, setting up for an increasingly contentious negotiation.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker speaks at an April news conference. The mayor announced earlier this week that all city employees must return to work in-person fulltime beginning in July.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker speaks at an April news conference. The mayor announced earlier this week that all city employees must return to work in-person fulltime beginning in July.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer