After 99 days on strike, unionized Republic Services garbage collectors in Cumming reached an agreement with management on Wednesday afternoon that ended a nationwide strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
“These amazing Teamsters just ratified a new […] contract with significant gains, including wage increases, increased holiday pay, extra weeks vacation and more,” Teamsters Local 728 posted on its Facebook page.
Teamsters spokesman Matthew McQuaid said in an email that the Cumming workers obtained a 17% wage increase over the new four-year contract, with a 7% increase in the first year, a $1,000 signing bonus, additional vacation days, and increased paternity leave. Each unionized Republic Services shop negotiated its own contract with the company…