Sunday’s 93% vote in favor of continuing their work stoppage shows union support for the nearly six-week old walkout has ...

Meanwhile, in a separate lawsuit, cities and towns suing Republic lost their bid to force the company to pick up their trash.

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Mayor Michelle Wu has apparently had it with trash piling up outside of Boston businesses that use Republic Services for waste management, and said she’s going to start forwarding civil ...

On Friday, the teamsters representing garbage collectors in Boston reported that the waste disposal company held a 5-hour caucus.

Beverly, Malden, Gloucester, Peabody, Danvers, and Canton — sought the order, arguing that the strike was affecting residents ...

Teamsters employed by Republic Services have been on strike for a month. There does not appear to be an end in sight.

After five weeks on strike and more than two weeks since the last negotiation session, union officials said members voted overwhelmingly to continue the strike.

State leaders urge Republic Services to finalize contract with striking Teamsters as uncollected garbage piles up in Massachusetts communities and other states across the country.

A trash collector strike in the Boston area is entering its fifth week with no resolution in sight, leading to overflowing dumpsters, exasperated politicians and a string of lawsuits.

A work stoppage by Teamsters working for Republic Service in Boston has since spread to involve several thousand workers across the country.