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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 ...
Junk removal services see spike in business during trash strike
As trash bins continue to overflow during the Republic Services strike, junk removal services are not letting this ...
Fairfield's sold-out Taste of Downtown requires quick city cleanup amid trash worker strike
The Taste of Downtown hosted a sold-out crowd Thursday night for the annual tradition that brings Fairfield foodies together ...
Non-union employees ask to join Teamsters as trash collectors' strike continues
REPUBLIC SERVICES AND TRASH WORKERS ARE RETURNING TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE TODAY FOR THE 13TH TIME. TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 SAYS ...
Garbage strike continues as Kent, Bellevue offer new trash drop-off sites for residents
With no end in sight for the Republic Services garbage worker strike to end, more free drop-off locations are being organized ...
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 ...