Potential Republic Services strike could affect trash pick-up for over 400,000 MA residents

Workers for Republic Services are set to strike for higher wages improved access to medical care coverage and paid time off Trash pickup for over people will be affected if both sides cannot come to an agreement Their current agreement ends Monday at midnight NEWS is communicated Teamsters Local members authorized a strike in March Several communities will be affected by a strike including Beverly Saugus Manchester-by-the-Sea Lynnfield and Peabody A local resident reacted to the news It s a tough job for those union guys if you ever watch them during the summer noted Mike Conley of Wakefield Trying to load those trucks You can t blame them for trying to get a little more benefits and more money out of it In a comment Republic Services declared We respect the rights of our employees to engage in collective bargaining and we will continue to meet with the union to reach a fair and competitive contract that is beneficial to our employees our customers and our company We are hopeful that the union will not call a work stoppage but if it does we have a contingency plan in place to continue serving the group