Meanwhile, in a separate lawsuit, cities and towns suing Republic lost their bid to force the company to pick up their trash.

It’ s been about a month and a half since the Teamsters went on strike, and about a month since the union and hauler last sat with a federal mediator to negotiate on July 18. “We’ ve already filed an ...

The Teamsters union said it had picket lines up at Republic Services locations in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Other strikes against Republic, a national waste management firm, have begun in ...