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Negotiations between Republic Services and Boston Teamsters fall through
On Friday, the teamsters representing garbage collectors in Boston reported that the waste disposal company held a 5-hour ...
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UPDATE: Trash sympathy strike ends in San Diego, city & union confirm
Both the City of San Diego and Teamsters confirmed to ABC 10News that the solidarity strike has ended, indicating that ...
Loaded dumpster outside Danvers restaurant catches fire, fueling frustrations over trash strike
Responding firefighters were met with heavy flames that caused a “significant risk” to the nearby building, according to ...
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Republic Services sues Teamsters over alleged actions on picket line as strike passes two week mark
Republic Services and the Teamsters have been at a standoff since July 1, when 450 local workers went on strike after the ...
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Republic Services workers honor picket line in San Diego, pause trash collection
A Teamsters spokesperson says the picket lines have moved to the Republic Services location on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, ...
Politicians weigh in as trash collectors strike hits two weeks
Communities and businesses around Boston are still without regular trash pickup two weeks after Republic Services workers hit ...
Trash strike: Both sides trade blame as dumpsters overflow and officials demand action
Negotiations between Republic Services and Teamsters broke down late last week. Talks are set to resume Tuesday, but the ...
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Teamsters' trash workers strike spreads across US, trash piles up from Boston to California
A total of about 450 Republic Services workers represented by the Teamsters union in the Boston area have been on strike since July 1, but the work stoppage has spread to Southern California and now i ...