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Fullerton officials said crews are starting with the areas that missed pickups first and one- to two-day delays are expected early in the week. Street sweeping will continue, but the city has paused enforcement for trash bins and street sweeping violations through the end of the week.
It’s unclear how long the delays could last as many of the county’s trash collectors stand in solidarity with an ongoing strike in Boston.
There is no strike in Orange County, but local workers are honoring a picket line in a strike over a Republic Services contract back east.
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A work stoppage by Teamsters working for Republic Service in Boston has since spread to involve several thousand workers across the country.
We will...SHUT DOWN GARBAGE COLLECTION in state after state,' Teamster President Sean O'Brien warns as sanitation workers in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and the Bay Area stop collections to
LA County residents face trash pile-ups due to a strike by Republic Services workers, affecting over two million people.
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ABC7 KABC on MSNTrash piles up in Orange County as union goes on strike in solidarity with Boston workersAs the trash piles up in Orange County due to workers walking off the job, some cities have opened temporary trash drop-off sites.Republic Services sanitation workers are honoring picket lines in solidarity with striking workers in Boston.
Republic Services and Teamsters union workers will meet with a federal mediator Friday as the contract standoff enters its 11th day.