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Trash collector strike is “so bad” for Massachusetts, Healey says
More than 20 days after unionized sanitation workers walked off the job in 14 Massachusetts communities, Gov. Maura Healey on ...
Gloucester man accused of hitting DPW worker with his car while dropping off recycling amid strike
William Evans, 71, allegedly refused to move his car out of the way of DPW vehicles before striking the worker. The post ...
‘Recycling is piling up’: Residents, officials frustrated as trash strike enters fourth week
In Malden and other towns disrupted by the Teamsters union's strike against Republic Services, residents say they haven’t ...
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A Mass. mayor explains why his city is suing as the garbage strike carries on
Last week, six cities and towns in Greater Boston sued Republic Services over uncollected trash. Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga ...
Boston Mayor Wu tells trash company they will have to pay for piling trash
Mayor Michelle Wu has apparently had it with trash piling up outside of Boston businesses that use Republic Services for ...
Healey urges trash company to reach deal with striking union
Since the strike began on July 1, residents in 14 municipalities have experienced service disruptions, as have businesses and ...
UPDATE: Trash sympathy strike ends in San Diego, city & union confirm
Unionized Republic Services workers returned to the job Friday as they stopped honoring the picket line in solidarity with ...
Loaded dumpster outside Danvers restaurant catches fire, fueling frustrations over trash strike
Responding firefighters were met with heavy flames that caused a “significant risk” to the nearby building, according to ...