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Boston Mayor Wu says Republic Services will face fines for overflowing trash

Boston Mayor Wu announced that the city will begin fining Republic Services amid the ongoing trash collector strike because ...

Boston kicks Republic to the curb; will start imposing fines over trash strike

Boston city officials said Wednesday that they’ll start fining trash hauler Republic Services directly — instead of businesses — for uncollected garbage as a strike with union workers drags on without ...

Boston officials say that ongoing trash strike is a public health issue and urge Republic Services to settle

Boston officials are calling on Republic Services to return to the table and settle with trash workers, saying that the ...

Negotiations between Republic Services and Boston Teamsters fall through

On Friday, the teamsters representing garbage collectors in Boston reported that the waste disposal company held a 5-hour ...
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Republic Services sues Teamsters over alleged actions on picket line as strike passes two week mark

Republic Services and the Teamsters have been at a standoff since July 1, when 450 local workers went on strike after the ...

‘A good year for rats’: Trash piling up at businesses as impact of garbage strike spreads to Boston and beyond

The strike is affecting more than municipal trash collection. In Greater Boston communities, commercial customers are waiting ...
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Republic Services waste pickup resumes Monday in Edmonds, Lynnwood and Woodway

Republic Services will pick up waste and recycling on the regularly scheduled day starting Monday, July 21. Republic Services ...
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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 ...