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TEAMSTERS EXPAND NATIONAL STRIKE AGAINST REPUBLIC SERVICES
Striking Teamsters at Republic Services this week are dramatically escalating their war against the waste giant by extending picket lines to Los Angeles and a major landfill in Ohio.
How the Republic Services trash strike is creating a ‘hot mess’ for readers
Readers share how the ongoing Republic Services trash strike is leaving neighborhoods with overflowing bins, rats, and unanswered questions.
Republic Services trash pickup resumes in parts of Contra Costa County
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY — Republic Services is resuming some limited trash pickup services in Contra Costa County this week, according to local officials. Waste pickup services have been suspended since last week as local Teamsters joined in on a nationwide garbage “war” to demand higher wages and better benefits.
Garbage piling up in OC as Republic Services trash strike continues
Orange County trash collection is delayed due to local Republic Services workers honoring an East Coast strike. Garbage is accumulating in several cities, leading officials to open temporary drop-off sites for bagged waste.
‘Republic Services has not met basic expectations': state treasurer on trash strike
The Massachusetts state treasurer is calling on Republic Services to go to the negotiating table as trash collection workers remain on strike in multiple communities in the state. Despite hours at the negotiation table with a federal mediator on Friday,
Trash piles up in Renton amid nationwide Republic Services strike
Garbage is piling up across Renton, sparking health concerns from residents. The cause? A nationwide labor strike against Republic Services that has now reached the Puget Sound.
Republic Services strike: Negotiations resume, cities set up trash drop-off sites
A few Bay Area communities are starting to see trash picked up again after sanitation workers went on strike last week.
Boston officials say that ongoing trash strike is a public health issue and urge Republic Services to settle
Boston officials are calling on Republic Services to return to the table and settle with trash workers, saying that the ongoing strike is a public health emergency.
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Republic Services sues Teamsters over alleged actions on picket line as strike passes two week mark
Republic Services and the Teamsters have been at a standoff since July 1, when 450 local workers went on strike after the ...
Southern California trash pileup spreads to L.A. County as workers stand with East Coast strikers
A work stoppage by Teamsters working for Republic Service in Boston has since spread to involve several thousand workers ...
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Teamsters' trash workers strike spreads across US, trash piles up from Boston to California
A total of about 450 Republic Services workers represented by the Teamsters union in the Boston area have been on strike since July 1, but the work stoppage has spread to Southern California and now i ...
Trash strike: Both sides trade blame as dumpsters overflow and officials demand action
Negotiations between Republic Services and Teamsters broke down late last week. Talks are set to resume Tuesday, but the ...
Ongoing trash strike draws pressure from officials as communities struggle with waste build-up
State leaders urge Republic Services to finalize contract with striking Teamsters as uncollected garbage piles up in ...
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No trash emergency in Chula Vista — so far
Chula Vista’s city manager said she’s ready to declare an emergency if the increasing trash becomes a health hazard.
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Southern California trash pileup spread to LA County amid national labor dispute
Workers have walked off the job in parts of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, as well as the Bay Area.
Politicians weigh in as trash collectors strike hits two weeks
Communities and businesses around Boston are still without regular trash pickup two weeks after Republic Services workers hit ...
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Sanitation strike hits day 15, both sides expected to resume negotiations
The Teamsters union and Republic Services will be back at the negotiating table Tuesday.Tuesday marks the 15th day in the ...
Teamsters at Canada Cartage in Oshawa on strike
Approximately 40 workers who do the “heavy lifting” at Canada Cartage in Oshawa walked off the job Monday morning in a dispute over wages. The workers, who are represented by Teamsters Local Union 938 ...
Teamsters bureaucrats feign outrage as UPS announces buyout plans for full-time drivers
The so-called “Driver Voluntary Severance Plan” is the latest part of the company’s jobs massacre, including plans to ...