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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.
Local Republic Services workers continue to honor picket lines in solidarity with striking sanitation workers in Boston.
Some Bay Area cities expect trash collection to resume this weekend amid a sanitation workers strike that has sparked delays in service and garbage piling up in neighborhoods. Republic Services on Friday said customers can expect texts,
Chula Vista residents and some businesses were without trash and recycling collection on Thursday as Republic Services workers joined a nationwide strike.
There is no strike in Orange County, but local workers are honoring a picket line in a strike over a Republic Services contract back east.
It’s unclear how long the delays could last as many of the county’s trash collectors stand in solidarity with an ongoing strike in Boston.
U.S. State Rep. Seth Moulton and other elected officials are coming out to support the striking waste collectors as the negotiations continue.
Members of AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest municipal union, reached a tentative new contract agreement with the city Wednesday, ending a labor strike that began at midnight last Tuesday.