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State leaders urge Republic Services to finalize contract with striking Teamsters as uncollected garbage piles up in Massachusetts communities and other states across the country.
Negotiations between Republic Services and Teamsters broke down late last week. Talks are set to resume Tuesday, but the impacts of the trash strike are growing more pronounced.
"It's disgusting. I hate it. I don't want to keep my garbage here but what can we do. I hope this issue will be resolved as soon as possible," the owner of a Daly City mini mart said.
Teamsters say Republic Services is "unwilling to offer workers good wages." Republic Services says these claims belong "in the trash."