The Republic Services garbage collectors strike in Cumming that began July 8 when local Teamsters Union members stopped trash pickups for residential customers in Alpharetta and commercial customers in the metro area, shows no signs of stopping.
The Cumming trash collectors, who belong to Teamsters Local 728, joined a national walkout that kicked off July 3 over stalled contract negotiations between the union and Republic Services. The Teamsters started bargaining with Republic Services for new contracts by location in March, demanding better pay and working conditions.
By Monday, the garbage strike had grown to over 2,000 workers nationally. The most recent Republic Services location to strike has shut down a landfill in Youngstown, Ohio, which handles 6,000 tons of trash a day…