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Boston kicks Republic to the curb; will start imposing fines over trash strike
The ongoing work stoppage is “taking an unacceptable toll on Boston’s residents, businesses, and neighborhoods," Mayor Michelle Wu said.
Boston Mayor Wu tells trash company they will have to pay for piling trash
Mayor Michelle Wu has apparently had it with trash piling up outside of Boston businesses that use Republic Services for ...
Boston will begin fining Republic Services over lack of trash pickup amid worker strike, Wu says
The ongoing workers strike against waste collection company Republic Services has affected trash pickup in at least 14 ...
How the Republic Services trash strike is creating a ‘hot mess’ for readers
Readers share how the ongoing Republic Services trash strike is leaving neighborhoods with overflowing bins, rats, and ...
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Trash collector strike is “so bad” for Massachusetts, Healey says
More than 20 days after unionized sanitation workers walked off the job in 14 Massachusetts communities, Gov. Maura Healey on ...
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.
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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 ...
‘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 seen curbside recycling pickup since the workers walked off the job July 1.