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Teamsters Sanitation Workers in California Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices
Dec. 10, 2021 | Yesterday more than 400 sanitation workers employed by Republic Services facilities in Anaheim and Huntington Beach — and members of Teamsters Local 396 — went on strike in response to the company’s unfair labor practices committed during bargaining for a fair contract, including making unilateral changes without bargaining and threatening reprisals against employees who participate in union activity. Teamsters Local 396’s contracts with Republic Services expired on September 30, 2021, and members voted to authorize a strike on November 23, 2021… Teamsters
San Diego Sanitation Workers Strike for More Than A Week
Dec. 27, 2021 | More than 250 Republic Services sanitation workers and members of Teamsters Local 542 in San Diego walked off the job and have been on strike for more than a week. They started rallying at 4 a.m. the morning after Christmas and continued all afternoon Sunday. They say they want safer work conditions, higher pay and improved trash trucks. "We have the fifth most dangerous job in the country and to be doing [it] with poor safety vehicles is not good. The trucks are in poor condition," said Dohney Castillo, a driver for Republic Services. So what will it take for them to come to an agreement? ... CBS8.comp>
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