Officials say Republic Services and union have reached a deal.
A strike that left garbage piling up across Bay Area municipalities since July 8 has been ended, the president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors announced Friday night.
The strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters against Republic Services, a waste management company, “is over and we can expect the garbage to finally be picked up,” Supervisor David J. Canepa said on social media.– “Republic and the union have reached an agreement,” he said.
The strike affected communities including Daly City, Fairfield, Fremont, Half Moon Bay, Newark, Piedmont, San Jose, Stockton, Suisun City and Union City, according to the Republic Services website.
The strike occurred amidst national contract negotiations between the Teamsters and Republic Services, the second-largest waste management company in the U.S.
Regionally, the strikes began due to contract negotiations between the company and Teamsters members working at Forward Landfill in Manteca, according to the Republic Services website.
The Teamsters union represents about 8,000 of Republic Services’ 42,000 employees.
Many Republic Services employees in the Bay Area are refusing to cross picket lines, Republic Services shared on its website.
“We respect the rights of our employees to engage in collective bargaining and are committed to meeting the service needs of our customers,” the company said.
Limited trash collection previously resumed in parts of Half Moon Bay, Newark, Fairfield and Fremont, according to the cities’ respective websites.