ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A threatened strike by Teamsters Union Local 728 could leave thousands of Alpharetta residents without trash and recycling service.
Since July 8, dozens of sanitation workers who do waste collection for Republic Services went on strike in front of the Cumming Republic Services facility complaining of unfair labor practices.
The picketers are responsible for residential waste collection in Alpharetta and commercial and industrial waste collection for Forsyth, Fulton and Cherokee counties. Teamsters Local 728 Business Agent Eric Massaro said 22,000 Alpharetta residents could be affected…