A federal mediator was scheduled to meet with members of the Teamsters Local 25 and the trash company providing garbage services in more than a dozen Bay State cities and towns on Tuesday.

Republic Services and the Teamsters have been at a standoff since July 1, when 450 local workers went on strike after the union's contract expired. Teamsters are seeking better wages, benefits and stronger labor protections.

The work stoppage, led by Teamsters-affiliated employees demanding contract improvements, has now impacted waste collection in parts of King and Snohomish counties. Republic Services, one of the region’s largest waste haulers, is in contract negotiations with workers at five locations across the state.

A total of about 450 Republic Services workers represented by the Teamsters union in the Boston area have been on strike since July 1, but the work stoppage has spread to Southern California and now i

As the nationwide garbage standoff between Teamsters union members and Republic Services continues, some Bay Area cities are resorting to temporary drop-off sites this weekend to appease residents’ concerns about mounting trash.

The strike, driven by demands for better pay and benefits, has left at least one Norfolk County town struggling to manage waste collection.

The so-called “Driver Voluntary Severance Plan” is the latest part of the company’s jobs massacre, including plans to eliminate 20,000 jobs this year.

The waste management company contracted to provide trash collection services in several Massachusetts cities and towns is accusing striking local union workers of resorting to outright violence as

Approximately 40 workers who do the “heavy lifting” at Canada Cartage in Oshawa walked off the job Monday morning in a dispute over wages. The workers, who are represented by Teamsters Local Union 938,

Today, full-time drivers make $170,000 a year. Good for them—for those who still have jobs. But paying for the new Teamster contract meant UPS wasn't as competitive as before. It raised some prices and lost business to other shippers.