Huntington Beach and Anaheim sanitation workers finalized an agreement with the Phoenix-based company Thursday, days after city officials took steps to seek service elsewhere and bill Republic Services.
In coastal Orange County, south of Los Angeles, 400 sanitation workers went on strike December 9 against Republic Services, the second-largest waste management firm in the US. The strike was abruptly ended by the Teamsters after seven days.
A week-long trash pick-up strike in Anaheim and Huntington Beach neared an official end today, with the union representing some 400 striking sanitation workers announcing a tentative deal with both cities.
A week-long trash pick-up strike in Anaheim and Huntington Beach neared an official end today, with the union representing some 400 striking sanitation workers announcing a tentative deal with both cities.
Formerly striking sanitation workers were expected to return to work today after ratifying deals that ended a weeklong walkoff that halted trash pick-up in Anaheim, Huntington Beach and surrounding cities.