US EditionTrash Workers' Strike Enters 10th Day
MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 10 – The strike involves over 4,000 Teamsters in several states and centers on pay disputes with Republic Services, which the union says pays 19% less than competitors.
- On July 1, Massachusetts trash collectors began a strike now in its ninth day, expanding to California, Washington, Georgia, and Illinois.
- Driven by a dispute over pay and benefits, the union claims Republic Services pays about 19% less than competitors, while offering a 39% wage increase over five years.
- Across multiple states, including California, Washington, and Georgia, over 4,000 Teamsters are honoring picket lines, expanding the job actions beyond Massachusetts.
- Overflowing dumpsters in Newton and Marblehead prompted municipal measures, with Newton accepting waste at a city facility amid strike disruptions.
- Following last Thursday's meeting, Republic Services plans to resume federal mediation on Friday, while union reports no contact since then and warns of further job action expansion if talks stall.
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Teamsters spread sanitation workers’ strike coast to coast
The following is a statement by Teamsters Local 25, published on July 9, 2025. Teamsters Local 25: Republic Services continues to lie about negotiations. Picket lines extended to West Coast cities Boston Teamsters Local 25 President Thomas G. Mari said Republic Services wants impacted towns to believe it is negotiating . . . Continue reading Teamsters spread sanitation workers’ strike coast to coast at Workers.org
Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide
A local sanitation workers strike that began on July 1 in Boston, Massachusetts, and left trash unpicked across the city is now spreading nationwide in a series of labor actions coordinated by the Teamsters union as frustrated workers demand better pay and benefits from Republic Services, a major waste disposal company. The Teamsters said on July 9 that 2,000 sanitation workers were on strike… Source
Chula Vista trash collection disrupted as workers join nationwide strike
Chula Vista residents and some businesses were without trash and recycling collection on Thursday as Republic Services workers joined a nationwide strike. Thousands of employees from various states are on strike or honoring the picket line, demanding fair pay and benefits while their union, the Teamsters, and the company work to settle new contracts in Boston. “Republic abuses and underpays workers across the country,” Sean M. O’Brien, Teamsters…
As trash strike continues, company says both sides will meet with federal mediator again
Sanitation workers remain on strike in much of the Boston area, as they have been since the start of the month. Trash has been piling up for many as striking Republic Services workers to end their fight for better wages. Republic Services said Thursday that it would be resuming federal mediation with union members on Friday. “The Teamsters reached out to us today, and we have agreed to mediation with the Teamsters and the federal mediator tomorr…
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