As the school year inches closer, high schoolers in Malden, Massachusetts could be walking into a smelly situation as neighbors drop off garbage bags amid the ongoing Republic Services trash strike.
Dumpsters at Malden High School have been overflowing, and the same thing is going on at other schools on the North Shore.
This is the result of the ongoing labor dispute between Republic and their striking employees, represented by Teamsters Local 25. The union members are seeking more money and better benefits that they say would put them in line with the competition…