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Trash piling up across Mass. communities as Teamsters strike reaches fourth day
The stalemate comes just days after Republic Services accused striking workers of harassing employees and slashing tires at ...
Peabody firefighters join striking Teamsters garbage workers in ‘solidarity’
Trash continued to pile up across more than a dozen Eastern Massachusetts towns and cities as garbagemen remained on strike ...
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Teamsters expand strike over Republic Services contracts
Teamsters Local 179 in Ottawa, Illinois, announced it would also strike Republic Services on Wednesday. The chapter joins roughly 450 Republic workers represented by Teamsters in Massachusetts already ...
Teamsters strike gets heated amid accusations of tire slashing, violence at Revere worksite
The Teamsters Local 25 union says they’re fighting for better wages and benefits in its contract with Republic Services, and ...
Teamsters Local 25 during trash strike accused of slashing truck tires driven by ‘scabs’
The waste management company contracted to provide trash collection services in several Massachusetts cities and towns is ...
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UPS drivers to receive buyout offer as company shrinks parcel network
UPS will offer an early retirement package to drivers as it looks to cull 20,000 workers amid slower parcel growth.
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Somerville elections: Ballantyne, Strezo support; Iaccarino and Klekota get out and get out the vote
Michael Capuano, formerly Somerville’s mayor and a state representatives, also endorsed Ballantyne. “She led Somerville out ...
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Union members ratify new contract at large Tyson plant in Amarillo, avoid strike
There will be no strike at the large Tyson Foods’ beef processing plant in Amarillo, Texas, with 93% of union members there ...
Trash pickup delayed in Mass. towns as waste collection workers’ strike drags on
A federal mediation session failed to bring Teamsters Local 25 and Republic Services to an agreement that would end a garbage ...