Republic Services, trash strike and Massachusetts
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Thousands of South Snohomish County residents are frustrated with Republic Services and the current garbage strike. Garbage is piling up in shopping centers, business parks and at local residences. Republic
Trash continues to pile up in Bay Area municipalities served by Republic Services, a waste management company that saw many of its workers go on strike around the nation last week.
Trash is already starting to pile up at apartment complexes and commercial properties in central San Diego as some Republic Services trash collectors join a sympathy strike with workers in Boston.
More Bay Area cities are threatening legal action against Republic Services to get money back to rate payers who have been without trash service.
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State leaders urge Republic Services to finalize contract with striking Teamsters as uncollected garbage piles up in Massachusetts communities and other states across the country.
Negotiations between Republic Services and Teamsters broke down late last week. Talks are set to resume Tuesday, but the impacts of the trash strike are growing more pronounced.
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KTVU FOX 2 on MSNDay 6: Fremont promises garbage pickup despite ongoing strikeSolidarity strikes with Republic Services continued Monday on the sixth day of garbage strikes in the Bay Area, which is impacting residents of two dozen cities in Northern California.
The Republic Services strike entered a 12th day Saturday. WBZ TV's Juli McDonald has that and more top stories in Boston.