23 -- next Tuesday -- is likely the deadline for cobbling together a deal if they want to get a new contract finalized before the May 1 election. 19 -- the same day the city and union have tentatively scheduled as the final day of negotiations. The city team, however, has said it’s “nothing more than the status quo” and has not updated its original arbitration offer. Ad“You haven’t moved an inch,” DeLord told the city team during Friday’s negotiations. It’s been our way or the highway.”Villagomez told reporters after Friday’s session that the city team would be doing some research over the coming days.