(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Teamsters Union is aggressively expanding a nationwide Strike for fair contracts at Republic Services, one of the Nation’s largest and wealthiest Waste Management Companies.

More than 2,000 Teamsters are currently on Strike or actively honoring picket lines in major cities across the country.

More Strike extensions are expected in the coming hours and days.

“Republic Services has been threatening a war with American Workers for years - and now, they’ve got one,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said. “Republic abuses and underpays Workers across the country. They burn massive profits and funnel money to undeserving, corrupt executives. The Teamsters have had it with Republic. We will flood the streets and shut down garbage collection in State after State. Workers are uniting nationwide and we will get the wages and benefits we’ve earned, come hell or high water.”

Republic Services has refused to settle fair contracts with the Teamsters, despite months of negotiations in cities around the country.

Instead of bargaining in good faith, the company has relied on Union-Busting tactics and illegal threats to try to provoke a nationwide Strike, Union Officials added.

The Teamsters represents nearly 8,000 Republic Waste Collection Workers across America.

“This company is one of the most depraved employers we’ve ever come across,” Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman said. “Republic has lied, stalled and broken the law to try to squeeze every last dime out of Workers. But these corporate thieves have underestimated our Members. Republic Teamsters will keep striking, we will keep growing our picket lines and we will not give up the fight until we win a fair contract.”

The Teamsters represents 1.3 million Members in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

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