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Massachusetts trash collection strike reaches a month

Republic employees vote to continue trash collector strike
On Sunday, Republic employees voted to continue the strike that has lasted five weeks​ already and left cities and towns struggling to remove trash from their streets.
Massachusetts trash collection strike reaches a month and other top stories
Republic Services union members said they will continue their strike. WBZ TV's Paula Ebben has that and more top stories in Boston.
Teamsters vote to continue trash strike against Republic Services
Teamsters members voted Sunday to continue their five-week strike and contract standoff with Republic Services, which has disrupted trash and recycling services across more than a dozen Massachusetts communities.
Massachusetts trash strike: Greater Boston cities, towns take Republic Services to court
Greater Boston communities at the center of the ongoing sanitation worker strike are taking Republic Services to court, seeking immediate relief as trash piles mount, attracting rats and giving
Trash collectors strike will continue in Massachusetts
On Sunday, Republic employees voted to continue the strike that has lasted five weeks​ already and left cities and towns struggling to remove trash from their streets.
Boston’s Dumpsters Overflow as Trash-Strike Summer Drags On
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.
Boston to fine trash giant Republic Services as strike continues, Wu says
Despite overflowing dumpsters and the new pressure from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, the strike does not appear close to ending.
Massachusetts trash collectors strike enters seventh day as garbage continues to pile up
Garbage piled up over the long holiday weekend as a trash collectors strike​ in Massachusetts enters its seventh day.
Republic Services employees vote to continue garbage strike in Mass.
Republic has contracts for trash pickup in 14 Mass. communities and with businesses in other places, such as Newton and Boston.
No resolution in sight as Mass. trash strike drags on more than a month later
Sanitation workers in Massachusetts are doubling down on their strike as trash troubles continue to get worse for many cities and towns as the strike remains ongoing more than a month after Teamsters Local 25 workers first walked off the job.
Trash strike: Judge denies towns’ injunction request, still no negotiations planned
Teamsters employed by Republic Services have been on strike for a month. There does not appear to be an end in sight.
Ayanna Pressley, Mass. congressional delegation tell Republic Services to reach a fair deal with striking trash workers
Members of the Teamsters Local 25 union have been on strike since July 1, causing trash pickup delays in more than a dozen ...