US EditionNationwide Waste Disposal Strike Impacts Several California Cities
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, JUL 8 – The strike by Teamsters Local 439 demands better wages, benefits, and labor protections, potentially affecting over 3,500 workers nationwide, union officials said.
- At noon on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Teamsters Local 439 began striking against Republic Services, causing disruptions to waste pickup services in several Northern California communities such as Stockton.
- The strike comes after Republic Services declined to offer a contract that includes increased pay, enhanced benefits, and more robust labor safeguards, following similar labor actions recently seen in Boston, Ottawa, and Cumming.
- The strike has caused garbage service delays in Stockton, Fairfield, Lathrop, and Manteca, with solidarity pickets in Fremont, Milpitas, and Daly City, and officials warning residents about disruptions.
- Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi emphasized the importance of reaching a prompt agreement so that workers can continue their duties and residents’ trash collection is not disrupted during the unexpected labor issue.
- The strike may disrupt collections for over 3,500 Teamsters nationwide and could extend to other locations, but services are expected to resume in one to two days as negotiations continue.
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Trash pickup slow as garbage haulers strike in Stockton, Lathrop and Manteca
The trash could start piling up now that a strike is solidly underway by sanitation workers against Republic Services, one of the companies that handle garbage collection in Stockton and nearby cities. The strike began this week, the Teamsters union said. The walkout encompasses not only parts of San Joaquin County, but some Bay Area communities as well Locally, Republic Services handles garbage pickup in sections of Stockton, Manteca and Lathro…
Nationwide sanitation strike brings trash collection delays across Bay Area - Local News Matters
A NATIONWIDE SANITATION STRIKE is stopping trash collection for some residents in the Bay Area. Workers at some Republic Services facilities in the Bay Area are refusing to cross a picket line in solidarity with workers striking for better pay, benefits and labor protections. Workers with the union Teamsters Local 439 launched their strike Tuesday at the Forward Landfill in Manteca and said the stoppage could disrupt collections for “tens of …
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