Garbage is piling up across Renton, sparking health concerns from residents. The cause? A nationwide labor strike against Republic Services that has now reached the Puget Sound.

"Republic Services forced our members in Stockton out on strike by refusing to make meaningful progress at the bargaining table or provide Local 439 members with a contract that gives them a ...

Local News Republic Services strike disrupts trash pickup for hundreds of thousands in Boston area On Tuesday, about 450 workers walked off the job as contract talks stalled. Jonathan Wiggs / The ...

Republic Services told WBZ-TV that it had a contingency plan so trash would still get picked up. But when no one showed up by 6 a.m., Dixon said he had to hire a third party.

There was no resolution Friday after Republic Services and Teamsters Local Union 25 spent hours at the negotiation table with a federal mediator in an attempt to end the ongoing trash strike ...

The Republic Services strike expanded to Ottawa, Ill., on Wednesday, July 2, according to the Teamsters Facebook page. “Republic Teamsters didn’t start this fight, but we will finish it.