Agreement Reached in Republic Services Strike, with Trash Collection Expected to Resume in NorCal Cities

Republic Services and union reach deal, ending nearly 2-week-long strike to resume trash pickup

Republic Services and the union on Friday reached a tentative agreement, ending the nearly two-week-long strike that impacted garbage pickup services across multiple Bay Area cities.

Agreement reached in Republic Services strike, with trash collection expected to resume in NorCal cities

"Local 439 has informed us that picket lines are coming down across the Bay Area, and our employees are returning to work tomorrow," a statement from a Republic Services spokesperson said.

Nationwide strike by Republic sanitation workers in the US poses need for fight against Teamsters bureaucracy

The same playbook used by the AFSCME union to sabotage the city workers’ strike in Philadelphia is now being used by the Teamsters to limit and prepare to shut down the fight at Republic.

Local 396 Teamsters at Republic Services sanitation honor extended picket line

Los Angeles, CA – Starting Monday, July 14, more than 500 Republic Services sanitation workers at Gardena and Long Beach yards honored a picket line extended from Teamsters Local 25 workers on strike at Republic Services in Boston, Massachusetts. The LA county workers, who are members of Teamsters Local 396, usually clock in and start working between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. When they saw a picket line outside of their yard in the early hours of the mo…

Union buster @ NLRB?

Friday, July 18, 2025   STRIKES ► KOMO — Garbage strike continues as Kent, Bellevue offer new trash drop-off sites for residents — Just outside the school grounds, Teamsters members held picket signs. They didn’t interfere with any customers during the drop-offs but were there to answer questions from the community. The picketers told KOMO […] The post Union buster @ NLRB? | Trash strike | WNBA CBA appeared first on The STAND.

Strike settlement reached, trash haulers head back to work

Teamsters drivers for Republic Services in Fairfield and Suisun will return to work Saturday morning. A tentative agreement by striking workers in Stockton was reached late Friday, so local drivers confirmed that the extended picket line has been resolved and they will be back on the job Saturday. A nationwide strike by Republic Services waste disposal workers began earlier this month when Teamsters Local 439 members in Stockton walked off the j…