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Teamsters, Allies Protest At Republic Services Shareholder Meeting
May 17 -

(Scottsdale, AZ) – Teamster members, environmental allies and supporters protested Republic Services’ lockout of its workers and excessive CEO death benefits at Republic’s annual shareholder meeting today.

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Workers Not Retiring the Picket Line
May 16 -

Instead of reporting to work, nearly 80 members of Teamsters Local 215 are spending their days picketing in front of their employer.

Press Release
Republic Services Threatens Teamsters in Evansville
May 8 -

(Evansville, Ind.) – Teamsters Local Union 215, which represents Republic Services/Allied Waste workers in Evansville, received a letter from Republic yesterday in which it threatened to lock out its 80 workers as of 9:01 tonight.

Teamster Waste Workers in Columbus, Buffalo Reach New Agreements With Republic Services
April 18 -

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Teamster sanitation workers at Republic Services/Allied Waste—the nation’s second largest solid waste and recycling company—have reached agreements with the company in Columbus, Ohio and Buffalo, N.Y. 

Press Release
Teamster Sanitation Workers Settle Mobile, Alabama Strike With Republic Services
April 2 -

I am pleased to announce that workers at Republic Services/Allied Waste – the nation’s second largest solid waste and recycling company – have reached an agreement with Republic Services in Mobile, Ala. The strike ended on Friday when Republic agreed to meet with Local 991, and the disputed contract was unanimously ratified yesterday by the Mobile workers.

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Garbage Company’s Trashed Promise Sparks Rare Rolling Sympathy Strike
March 30 -

Thursday, 250 Teamsters in Seattle went on strike against Republic Services, the second-largest waste disposal company in the United States. Workers in Buffalo, New York, and Columbus, Ohio struck Republic for three days earlier this week. These workers aren’t responding to moves by local management. Instead, they went on strike in solidarity with 24 striking co-workers in Alabama.

Headline News
Allied Waste Garbage Service Disrupted, Workers On Picket Lines
March 30 -

Union garbage collectors for Allied Waste and Republic in some Puget Sound cities walked picket lines Thursday in solidarity with fellow union workers on strike in Alabama. Consequently, some customers did not have their trash, recycling and yard waste picked up.

Press Release
Teamster Sanitation Workers Bring Republic Services Strike to Seattle
March 29 -

(SEATTLE) – Workers at Republic Services/Allied Waste [NYSE: RSG]  – the nation’s second largest solid waste and recycling company – arrived at work in Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Kent early this morning to find picket lines outside the facilities

Press Release
Federal Labor Law Violations Provoke Teamsters Strike at Republic Services
March 23 -

(MOBILE, Ala.) – Republic Services workers were forced to strike the nation’s second-largest solid waste and recycling company today in response to Republic’s labor law violations, which include backing out of a negotiated contract with Teamsters Local 991 in Mobile, Ala.

Press Release
Teamsters, Community Groups Rally To Demand Safety At LA Waste Facility
January 19 -

(LOS ANGELES) – Teamster members came in force to rally at the American Reclamation solid waste facility near Glendale today to demand that the company provide safer working conditions for its employees.

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Solid Waste, Recycling and Related Industries

Welcome to the Solid Waste, Recycling and Related Industries web page. We hope this web site will serve as a source of information on the latest developments in the division.

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The Danger of Corporate Landfill Gas-to-Energy Schemes and How to Fix It

This 22-page report, in partnership with Recycling Works and the Sierra Club, examines why organics recycling is an alternative that prevents greenhouse gases and creates jobs.

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Trash and the Public Interest

This 71-page report examines the record of large private trash firms running unsafe operations, disregarding community health standards, polluting the environment and defrauding their own stockholders.

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In Harm's Way

This 38-page report (PDF) by the National Commission of Inquiry Into the Worker Health and Safety Crisis in the Solid Waste Industry looks at how Waste Management Inc. endangers the sanitation workers who protect the public's health.

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