Republic Services sues striking Teamsters
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As the garbage strike drags on and work stoppages continue, Republic Services and Teamsters are working on returning to the bargaining table.
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Republic Services has stated its commitment to reaching a strong labor agreement that benefits both employees and customers, while also maintaining service during the strike. The company claims that the Teamsters are hindering these efforts.
Earlier this year, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters briefly employed a man whose image was synonymous with the infamous “Unite the Right” rally that brought white supremacists to Charlottesville,
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Vacaville Reporter on MSNStrike settlement reached, trash haulers head back to workTeamsters drivers for Republic Services in Fairfield and Suisun will return to work Saturday morning. A tentative agreement by striking workers in Stockton was reached late Friday, so local
Bay Area sanitation workers are set to return to their jobs Saturday after Republic Services and a union reached an agreement Friday, bringing the strike to an end as it entered its second week, according to a statement from Republic Services.
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REPUBLIC SERVICES AND TRASH WORKERS ARE RETURNING TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE TODAY FOR THE 13TH TIME. TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 SAYS DOZENS OF REPUBLIC’S NONUNION EMPLOYEES AT MASSACHUSETTS FACILITIES HAVE NOW ASKED TO JOIN.
The union says the Teamsters have bought only 10% of the promised vehicles, but the company says it remains committed to the agreement.
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.
The so-called “Driver Voluntary Severance Plan” is the latest part of the company’s jobs massacre, including plans to eliminate 20,000 jobs this year.
At 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, the Teamsters Rail Conference –– comprised of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) –– will host a rail safety town hall alongside other allied unions outside East Palestine,