:quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-cmg.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5IYPNVVGVCY2WJ53OROHKWQSRU.jpg)
National Grid and labor union officials say they have been in "productive" negotiations for days but have not reached an agreement to end a monthslong lockout in Massachusetts.
The utility company and the United Steelworkers union said in a joint statement issued Saturday they were in talks all day Friday before National Grid presented the union with a revised offer at 11:30 p.m.
The two sides have agreed to schedule meetings for the union to formally respond to the latest offer, the details of which were not disclosed.
>>PREVIOUS: Locked out National Grid workers back to negotiating contract, benefits
The company and the union have recently been signaling a breakthrough might be in sight. Both sides had hoped to end the six-month lockout by Dec. 28. National Grid also serves customers in Rhode Island and New York.
Associated Press
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/7QOJU3BNCJERBNKJC5LWTBYFLU.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/HFT4AH4NDVHNXA6KZXOCQ4XW4E.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/WLC4SSF5VVETTBIC6DARJRB4TE.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/TPBWZKPZGNAVLN4VBC22QQ7EQQ.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/5Y7DMJJWSZGC3HAHYIOSN3SGWI.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/OB7IPM7YZZD6FEOIVIKPEITZSQ.jpeg)