US EditionRepublic Services Strike: Garbage Collection Halted at Mass. Businesses ...
MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 11 – More than 2,000 Teamsters workers are striking nationwide against Republic Services over pay and benefits, with mediation resuming amid ongoing trash collection disruptions.
- On Wednesday, over 2,000 Teamsters workers in Fairfield continued striking, some trash pickups resumed, and the union vowed to persist until demands are met.
- Driven by demands for better pay and benefits, the union claims Republic Services underpays and abuses workers, seeking contract standards aligned with Greater Boston.
- More than a dozen Boston-area towns cite pickup delays, irregular updates, and rising public health risks amid the ongoing strike.
- Over 2,000 Teamsters nationwide continue striking, impacting services despite some pickups resuming, as negotiations remain stalled until Monday mediation.
- Following the union's push, Republic Services agreed to federal mediation today, with talks scheduled to resume Monday as negotiations over pay and benefits continue.
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‘A good year for rats’: Trash piling up at businesses as impact of garbage strike spreads to Boston and beyond - The Boston Globe
The strike is affecting more than municipal trash collection. In Greater Boston communities, commercial customers are waiting for the company to empty overflowing bins.
·Boston, United States
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Republic Services workers delaying trash collection in Chula Vista as nationwide strike looms
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Trash service delays in the South Bay continued into Friday as Chula Vista's lone trash company faces a nationwide strike.The city was notified by Republic Services on Thursday about a temporary work stoppage in Boston and other locations, including Chula Vista. The workers in the affected communities, including Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, were not on strike as of Friday morning, but rather honoring th…
·Poway, United States
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