Republic Services, Teamsters
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Local News Matters on MSN‘Republic, pay your workers’: Teamsters strike leaves Bay Area with overflowing binsTRASH 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. The strikes began on July 8 amidst ongoing national contract negotiations between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and Republic Services,
Republic Services and the Teamsters have been at a standoff since July 1, when 450 local workers went on strike after the union's contract expired. Teamsters are seeking better wages, benefits and stronger labor protections.