Solid Waste Worker

News Updates

Headline News
October 20 -

At Yellowstone National Park, the clear soda cups and white utensils are not your typical cafe-counter garbage. Made of plant-based plastics, they dissolve magically when heated for more than a few minutes.

Headline News
October 13 -

Solid waste workers in Anaheim, California held their ground against a vehement anti-worker campaign from Republic Services/Allied Waste and voted in favor of joining Local 396 in Covina.

Headline News
September 11 -

Busloads of women attending a Teamsters convention in Las Vegas dropped by City Hall on Thursday to join a protest against Republic Services for firing 29 Hispanics who were allegedly attempting to unionize recycling center workers.

Headline News
September 11 -

Hundreds of Teamsters and their allies rallied in support of workers fired by Republic Services. The county's garbage pickup monopoly fired 30 workers recently. Unions claim it was in retaliation for trying to unionize but the garbage company says that's not the case.

Press Release
September 11 -

Hundreds of supporters turned out for a rally at city hall today to support recycling workers at Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) in Las Vegas who are attempting to organize with Teamsters Local 631. Representatives from labor, community activists and Teamster leaders, including Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer C. Thomas Keegel, spoke out against the company’s anti-union behavior.

Headline News
September 11 -

Hundreds of people turned out for a Teamsters union rally where organizers verbally trashed the management at Republic Services, Inc.

Headline News
August 27 -

Former workers of the recycling center at Republic Services claim they had no choice but to rally at the steps of City Hall after they were fired.

Press Release
August 25 -

Workers that were fired from the recycling center at Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) shared their experiences with supporters from the community and labor movement during a press conference and rally today at City Hall coordinated by a coalition of local activists who are outraged with the company’s anti-worker behavior.

Press Release
August 7 -

Hispanic recycling workers at Republic Services, Inc. in Las Vegas were fired this week after expressing their desire to seek union representation with Teamsters Local 631. Management announced the first wave of firings following the launch of an organizing effort by the more than 200 workers.

Headline News
July 31 -

Representatives from Teamster local unions across the country are meeting today and tomorrow in San Francisco to discuss the solid waste industry, organizing workers and bargaining contracts.