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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 ...
Boston trash strike hits home in L.A.
It’s bad enough to imagine the unsightly, unhealthy, stinking-to-high-heaven fallout from a garbage workers’ strike in ...
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 ...
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." ...
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 ...
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6 Mass. communities asking judge for injunctive relief as trash collectors' strike continues
Beverly Mayor Mike Cahill said the communities impacted by the strike will file a complaint in Salem Superior Court for ...
South Bay sanitation worker strike over, officials say
Some local union workers at Republic Services were honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line.