Agreement reached in Republic Services strike, with trash collection expected to resume in NorCal cities
CITY ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS. JUST ONE DAY TO GO UNTIL TASTE IN DOWNTOWN AND THE BUZZ IS BUILDING AS 11 FAIRFIELD BUSINESSES GEAR UP FOR THE BIG EVENT THAT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY FOR US. WE JUST ACTUALLY STARTED UP. THAT IS GOING TO HELP US EXPOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF OUR BUSINESS AND WHAT WE GOT TO OFFER. BUT WHILE THE EXCITEMENT IS SIMMERING, HE WAS TRYING TO JUMP ON THE TRASH TO, YOU KNOW, PRESS IT DOWN A LITTLE SO WE CAN FIT A LITTLE MORE IN. SOME ARE DEALING WITH A LESS APPETIZING ISSUE. THE OVERFLOWING RECYCLING BINS AS REPUBLIC SERVICES WORKERS HOLD ON TO THEIR STRIKE. WE DID MAKE A FEW CALLS, BUT NOT TO NO AVAIL. YOU KNOW THEY WON’T SHOW UP. SO WE TOLD THEM THAT OUR TRASH IS OVERFLOWING. THE RESPONSE WAS VERY MINIMAL AND DISAPPOINTING TO DEEP VERMA AT SAFFRON INDIAN CUISINE AND BAR AND LUIS GUTIERREZ AT CASA AGAVE. TELL KCRA THAT THEY’RE EAGER TO WELCOME NEW FACES, BUT THEY’RE ALSO WORRIED THAT TRASH ON THE STREETS COULD SPOIL THE VIBE AND POSE REAL RISKS. THEY CAN CREATE A HEALTH RISK FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL, AND THEN CREATING THAT PEST AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT POTENTIALLY CAN AFFECT THE BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WORK WITH FOOD. WE’VE HEARD FROM THEM. SO WE’RE ADDRESSING THOSE CONCERNS. AND AGAIN, IT’S IT’S NOT JUST FAIRFIELD. IT’S, YOU KNOW, THERE’S SEVERAL STATES INVOLVED, BUT GARBAGE HAS BEEN THE MAIN TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, CERTAINLY IN THIS CITY FOR THE LAST WEEK. SO WE’RE TRYING TO ADDRESS IT AS BEST WE CAN. COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT JOHNSON SAYS THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD IS PROVIDING LIMITED SERVICES AND PRIORITIZING CLEANUP IN KEY AREAS LIKE DOWNTOWN, THE NORTH TEXAS CORRIDOR AND WEST TEXAS STREET. REPUBLIC SERVICES HAS COME AROUND AND EMPTIED SOME OF THE CANS. THEY’RE DOING IT ON A SPOT SPOT BY SPOT BASIS. A LOT OF THE. MAJOR GARBAGE AREAS LIKE THESE ALLEYS ARE GETTING PICKED UP IN FAIRFIELD MARICELA DE LA CRUZ KCRA 3 NEWS TASTE OF DOWNTOWN SOLD OUT THIS WEEK,
Agreement reached in Republic Services strike, with trash collection expected to resume in NorCal cities
A tentative agreement has been reached in a strike involving Republic Services employees at the Forward Landfill in Manteca, the waste solution company confirmed to KCRA 3.”Local 439 has informed us that picket lines are coming down across the Bay Area, and our employees are returning to work tomorrow,” a statement from a Republic Services spokesperson said.(Video Above: Fairfield restaurants worry trash strike could spoil Taste of Downtown event)Mayor of Stockton, Christina Fugazi, took to social media to share and celebrate the agreement, calling it “the best news that you’re going to get all week.”MORE | Stockton residents face trash pile-up amid garbage collection strike”Your trash is going to get picked up, the rats are going to go away, the maggots are going to go away, the smell is going to go away and we’re going to be cleaning up the west side of Stockton,” Fugazi said.Beyond Stockton, the strike also affected other Northern California cities, including Lathrop, Fairfield, Suisun City and other municipalities in the Bay Area.Earlier this week, the city of Fairfield threatened legal action against Republic Services due to the strike, as trash and waste piled up and overflowed across the area.”We appreciate the community’s patience throughout this situation,” a spokesperson for Republic Services said. “We will work hard to catch up with needed recycling and waste collection as quickly as we can.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A tentative agreement has been reached in a strike involving Republic Services employees at the Forward Landfill in Manteca, the waste solution company confirmed to KCRA 3.
“Local 439 has informed us that picket lines are coming down across the Bay Area, and our employees are returning to work tomorrow,” a statement from a Republic Services spokesperson said.
(Video Above: Fairfield restaurants worry trash strike could spoil Taste of Downtown event)
Mayor of Stockton, Christina Fugazi, took to social media to share and celebrate the agreement, calling it “the best news that you’re going to get all week.”
MORE | Stockton residents face trash pile-up amid garbage collection strike
“Your trash is going to get picked up, the rats are going to go away, the maggots are going to go away, the smell is going to go away and we’re going to be cleaning up the west side of Stockton,” Fugazi said.
Beyond Stockton, the strike also affected other Northern California cities, including Lathrop, Fairfield, Suisun City and other municipalities in the Bay Area.
Earlier this week, the city of Fairfield threatened legal action against Republic Services due to the strike, as trash and waste piled up and overflowed across the area.
“We appreciate the community’s patience throughout this situation,” a spokesperson for Republic Services said. “We will work hard to catch up with needed recycling and waste collection as quickly as we can.”
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