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Local Republic Services workers continue to honor picket lines in solidarity with striking sanitation workers in Boston.
The city of Fremont says trash pickup should resume on Friday. It's bringing in substitute drivers to replace others who are not crossing picket lines.
People living in cities across King and Snohomish counties are still waiting for their trash to get picked up after a temporary delay.
Chula Vista residents and some businesses were without trash and recycling collection on Thursday as Republic Services workers joined a nationwide strike.
Some local union workers at Republic Services are honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash in bins along the sides of Chula Vista and other South Bay area street
Seattle residents are still getting their trash, recycling and compost picked up, despite a garbage strike affecting collection in other cities. Why it matters: Some Seattleites have received text messages telling them their pickup will be delayed — but that's not the case within the city limits.
The Teamsters union said it had picket lines up at Republic Services locations in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Other strikes against Republic, a national waste management firm, have begun in Georgia and Illinois.
U.S. State Rep. Seth Moulton and other elected officials are coming out to support the striking waste collectors as the negotiations continue.