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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 ...
Dumpster overflows at Boston restaurant amid trash workers strike, "the rats are eating well"
With sanitation workers still on strike in some Massachusetts communities, trash is piling up outside businesses and homes.
Boston City Councilors, Secretary of State urge company to resolve trash strike
The Secretary of State and several members of the Boston City Council are calling on waste management giant Republic Services ...
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 ...