Trash Worker Strike Could Disrupt Waste Collection in 17 Mass. Communities

Sanitation workers walk off the job after contract negotiations falter

Hundreds of Boston-area sanitation workers have walked off the job and say they will not collect trash until they reach a deal in their contract negotiations with waste management giant Republic Services. According to the Teamsters Local 25, the effort to reach an agreement before their contract expired this past Monday has been stymied by management which refuses to bend on “improved wages, better benefits, and stronger labor protections.” Affe…

Trash, recycling workers represented by Teamsters go on strike in several Mass. communities

Teamsters says Republic Services has “refused to give workers a fair deal, pushing them to the picket line.”

Garbage pickup disrupted in more than a dozen Mass. towns as 400-plus waste collection workers launch strike - The Boston Globe

Negotiations between Republic and Teamsters Local 25 union have stalled over wages, benefits, working conditions, and paid time off, according the union.

Sanitation workers strike, pausing trash pickup around Greater Boston

The workers are employed by Republic Services, a private garbage and recycling company that operates nationwide. The company is contracted by over a dozen communities around Boston and the North Shore.

Republic Services strike disrupts trash pickup for hundreds of thousands in Boston area

A strike by Republic Services workers has disrupted waste collection for hundreds of thousands of customers across the Boston area.

What to do with trash in Gloucester, Manchester-by-Sea as collectors strike

The union that represents more than 400 local Republic Services waste collection workers could go on strike if a contract isn’t reached Monday.