6 Mass. communities asking judge for injunctive relief as trash collectors' strike continues

What a mess: Mass. cities sue trash company over uncollected garbage

Several cities and towns in Greater Boston are taking a private sanitation company to court, saying its prolonged worker strike has led to piles of uncollected trash, hordes of rodents and a foul stink in the air.

Two Bay Area cites consider legal action amid ongoing trash standoff

City leaders in Fairfield and Suisun City are pursuing all their legal options in handling the ongoing trash collection standoff between Republic Services and Teamsters garbage collectors.

Massachusetts governor calls on Republic Services strike to end

BOSTON (WWLP) - Republic Services sanitation workers have been on strike in Massachusetts for days, and the governor is calling on the waste disposal company to reach a deal.  The strike has halted trash and recycling pickup in several eastern Massachusetts towns and cities. The two sides have been far apart on a deal so far, and workers have said they'll remain on strike as long as it takes to get a fair contract. Agawam residents feeling …

Gloucester, 5 more communities ask judge for trash strike relief

Gloucester's Board of Health joined fellow boards in five other Massachusetts in asking a judge to compel trash hauler Republic Services to resume contracted trash and recycling services.

6 Mass. communities asking judge for injunctive relief as trash collectors' strike continues

Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill said the communities impacted by the strike will file a complaint in Salem Superior Court for injunctive relief to abate the public health problems resulting from the strike.

6 Mass. communities asking judge for relief as trash worker strike continues

The complaint sites public health problems caused by Republic Services' “failure to adequately collect trash and recycling.”