The U.S. Department of Justice is requiring Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. to sell trash-hauling routes and landfills in 15 metropolitan areas as a condition of their merger, but the Teamsters Union remains concerned.
The National Association of Consumer Advocates, Consumer Action and the Teamsters Union are calling on federal and state regulators to protect consumers from stealth pricing and other questionable practices by the trash industry.
On Monday, July 14, Waste Management, Inc., the nation’s largest waste corporation, announced a proposal to purchase Republic Services, Inc. for about $6.2 billion.
The Teamsters Union has assembled a team of experts to carefully monitor the announced merger of Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. to ensure that Teamster employees’ interests are protected.
