Trash, recycling workers represented by Teamsters go on strike in several Mass. communities
Source: Boston 25
By Kelly Sullivan, Boston 25 News and Natalie Khait, Boston 25 News Staff
July 01, 2025 at 1:25 pm EDT
REVERE, Mass. — Hundreds of trash and recycling workers represented by Teamsters Local 25 went on strike Tuesday, possibly disrupting waste collection in more than a dozen Massachusetts communities.
Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said 450 Republic Services workers were forced to strike throughout the Greater Boston area amid demands for a contract with improved wages, better benefits, and stronger labor protections.
According to Teamsters, Republic Services has “refused to give workers a fair deal, pushing them to the picket line.”
“If your rubbish is piling up on the Fourth of July, remember who’s responsible for it: the white-collar criminals who run Republic Services,” O’Brien said in a statement on Tuesday morning. “Republic Teamsters didn’t start this fight, but we will finish it. Our members will do whatever it takes to finally get the respect they’re owed.”
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