Nationwide sanitation strike hits Bay Area

The Brief

  • No trash pick-up for Stockton residents after strike announced.
  • Bay Area residents’ trash service may be impacted.
  • Length of strike unknown.

FREMONT, Calif. A nationwide sanitation strike led by the Teamsters union impacting Republic Services customers is hitting the Bay Area.

What we know:

In California, Stockton Teamsters 439 officially went on strike, and unions in cities like Fremont and Milpitas were conducting solidarity pickets – and for customers, the actions meant either no garbage pickup or delayed trash service.

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