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Bay Area residents are grappling with overflowing trash as strike continues
Rows of black, green and blue trash bins, some overflowing with rubbish, are lining streets in some Bay Area cities as a ...
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Sanitation workers’ strike affect Whittier, Rosemead residents
Republic Services, one of two Whittier contract waste haulers, is embroiled in an ongoing labor dispute with the Teamsters ...
Millions Face Garbage Strike Nationwide—Union
Teamsters say Republic Services is "unwilling to offer workers good wages." Republic Services says these claims belong "in the trash." ...
Which parts of San Diego are affected by the trash worker strike?
Trash is already starting to pile up at apartment complexes and commercial properties in central San Diego as some Republic ...
Disabled Fairfield resident hauls trash 2 miles away on wheelchair as sanitation strike continues
With his trash can in tow, rigged to a wagon on the back of his motorized wheelchair, Adam Elsbernd said he traveled nearly ...
Nationwide strike by Republic sanitation workers in the US poses need for fight against Teamsters bureaucracy
The same playbook used by the AFSCME union to sabotage the city workers’ strike in Philadelphia is now being used by the ...
Ongoing trash strike draws pressure from officials as communities struggle with waste build-up
State leaders urge Republic Services to finalize contract with striking Teamsters as uncollected garbage piles up in ...
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 ...