Overview

• Teamsters Local 439 began an indefinite strike July 8 at Manteca’s Forward Inc. landfill and a Stockton facility demanding higher pay, better benefits and stronger job protections
• Crews across the Bay Area are honoring picket lines in solidarity, resulting in skipped residential collections in cities including San Jose, Richmond, Union City, Newark and Fremont
• Republic Services has maintained waste pickup for essential businesses and says it has deployed extra collections while expecting regular service to resume within one to two days
• Contra Costa Health and local officials have urged residents to secure trash in sealed containers, deployed temporary dumpsters and planned extra collection days to minimize public health risks
• Contract negotiations remain stalled, with union leaders accusing Republic Services of lowballing wages and bargaining in bad faith