The Seattle Times is reporting via Twitter that Allied Waste and Teamsters Local 174 have reached an agreement on a contract, averting a strike that was scheduled to take place at midnight. More details will be reported as they become available. No official word yet on the status of labor negotiations with Waste Management Northwest,…
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Talks continue, but labor contract for trash haulers expires Wednesday
Allied Waste, which provides nearly all trash pick-up services for Edmonds residents living outside the Bowl, said it will “continue to provide essential service to its customers” if drivers go on strike Wednesday. Republic Services, the parent company of Allied Waste, released the following statement after Teamsters Local 174 on Sunday authorized a strike in…
Union authorizes strike call against two trash haulers serving Edmonds
The Seattle Times, an online news partner of My Edmonds News, reported Sunday that Teamsters Local 174 voted Sunday to give their top negotiator the authority to call a strike against Waste Management and Allied Waste if a contract dispute cannot be settled later this week. The authorization means a strike could be called as…