US EditionREPUBLIC SERVICES TEAMSTERS LAUNCH STRIKE
- Early Tuesday, Teamsters Local 25 announced that approximately 450 sanitation employees employed by Republic Services in the Boston region began striking, leading to interruptions in waste collection services.
- The strike followed the end of the current agreement Monday at midnight amid ongoing contract negotiations over wages, benefits, and labor protections.
- The communities of Peabody, Beverly, and Saugus experienced interruptions in collection services, with local officials advising people to hold onto their trash and recycling on Tuesday.
- Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien criticized Republic’s management, warning that any accumulation of trash during the Fourth of July holiday should be attributed to those running Republic Services.
- The strike may extend nationwide as hundreds more Teamsters dispute contracts, suggesting broader labor unrest within the multibillion-dollar waste company.
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Potential Republic Services strike could affect trash pick-up for over 400,000 Mass. residents - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Workers for Republic Services are set to strike for higher wages, improved access to health care coverage, and paid time off. Trash pickup for over 400,000 people will be affected if both sides cannot come to an agreement. Their current agreement ends Monday at midnight. 7NEWS is told Teamsters Local 25 members authorized a strike in March. Several communities will be affected by a strike, including Beverly, Saugus, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Lynnfi…
Republic Services Teamsters Launch Strike
(CHARLESTOWN, Mass.) – This morning, 450 Republic Services workers represented by Teamsters Local 25 were forced on strike by the waste giant, inevitably disrupting waste collections for hundreds of thousands of residents throughout the Boston area. Primary picket lines could extend nationwide and result in a work stoppage for over 3,500 Teamsters. Republic Teamsters are demanding a contract with improved wages, better benefits, and stronger lab…
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