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Teamsters Local 25 during trash strike accused of slashing truck tires driven by ‘scabs’
The waste management company contracted to provide trash collection services in several Massachusetts cities and towns is ...
Communities affected by Massachusetts trash strike complain about lack of updates from company
Several Massachusetts communities impacted by the Republic Services sanitation strike​ wrote to the company urging a quick resolution.
Union workers picketing on July 4 as Republic Services strike continues
Trash is accumulating in more than a dozen Massachusetts communities as Republic Services workers continue their strike over ...
Trash Strike Leaves North Shore, Greater Boston Residents Holding Their Bags
The Teamsters Local 25 strike against Republic Services affects 16 cities and towns across the North Shore and eastern ...
This Town Started Charging for Trash by the Bag. Here’s What Happened
“It virtually cut waste in half,” Rob Firlotte, Plympton’s highway superintendent, said of the results. In 2022, before the ...
Philadelphia aims to control trash pileups ahead of holiday weekend as city workers strike continues
A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia has stretched into a third day. Trash continued to pile up Thursday in some areas, and a judge ordered more than 30 Medical Examiner’s ...
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Philadelphia’s Fourth of July celebrations clash with striking municipal city workers
AFSCME District Council 33 members protested at Fourth of July ceremonies and parades as contract negotiations with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration continue.