Sanitation Workers' Strike, Four US Cities Reek of Garbage MHM NEWS

Sanitation Workers' Strike, Four US Cities Reek of Garbage

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00:00large overflowing garbage containers flies buzzing the stench wafting in the summer sun

00:10this is pretty much the current scene in u.s coastal cities dear viewers if you like this

00:16news please like it and share your comments in the comment box this is because more than

00:212 000 sanitation workers from the country's private waste management company republic

00:26services have been on strike for over three weeks refusing to collect waste the company works

00:33with municipalities in various u.s cities to remove waste under contract the teamsters union

00:39representing republic services workers stated that they are being paid significantly less than

00:44other sanitation workers and receive fewer benefits the company says the teamsters union is unwilling

00:51to compromise as a result there's no movement on the garbage bbc reported that the strike began on

00:58july 1st through local 25 a local branch of the teamsters union that serves 14 areas in greater

01:04boston usa later it spread to manteca california ottawa illinois cumming georgia and lacey washington

01:14many workers stopped working in solidarity with the strike mike ortiz a truck driver from malden

01:21massachusetts said the cost of living is very high now what they the company are offering i can't even

01:28last a month with that millions of americans have suffered as sanitation workers in u.s cities

01:34stopped working to make the strike successful although republic services and the teamsters union have

01:40resolved some local disputes many workers are still continuing the strike impact of the strike

01:46in gloucester a coastal town about an hour north of boston the pungent smell of rotten garbage

01:53has overshadowed the salty air flocks of seagulls are circling over the piles of garbage there

02:00city mayor greg verga told the bbc i think if the strike had been in november or december the smell

02:07wouldn't have been so strong the ongoing sanitation workers strike has become a nuisance for the mayor

02:13he has teamed up with five other cities to file a lawsuit against republic services for breach of

02:19contract greg verga said before the strike they told us don't worry we are a national company we have

02:26the manpower we will take care of everything from the first day of the strike that has not been

02:32reflected meanwhile republic services has filed a lawsuit against the teamsters union alleging

02:38involvement in unlawful conduct in a statement the company said the nature of the teamsters union's

02:45criminal behavior which includes truck theft tire slashing spraying chemicals on drivers and hateful

02:51speech proves a preference for chaos over compromise the union however has denied these allegations

02:59public services

03:15બોલતે ગેલે એખણ એમોન દેશ્ટેત બેશર કરી બજ્ય એપોસ્થાપના કંપાની રીપાબલીક સર્ષે દુઈ હજાર�

03:45બોતની જેત્તોકારી ટીમ ઇસ્ટાર્સ ઇણ્યન જાનેશે ઉનાણનો પરીચણનતા કંમિતેર છે તાદેર અનેક કંમ

04:1525 એર મંધુ મંધુ મંધુ મંધુ મંધુ મંધુ મંધુ શૂરુ હરી પરે એટી કલીફાર્ણ્યાર મંટોકાર ઈલીયનો�

04:45બે એખુન અનેક દેશી તારા જા પોસ્તાપ કોર્શે તા દીએ આમી એક માશો ચોલતે પર્બોલું

04:52ધર્મઘટ શફ્લ કતે જુક્તરાષ્તે શહર્ગ્લોતે પરીચણનતા કરમીરા આજ બંધો કરે દેવર લાખ લાખ એમ�

05:22તીરો બર્તી શહર ગ્લુતેસ્ટારેર લોના બાતાશેર તિબ્રો પચા ગંધો આબોજના દુરગંધેર કાશે મલા

05:52ચાલમાન ધર્મગાટ મીએઉરેર જોનો ઉપધજો ભોયે દારીએ છે તીની રીપાબ્લીક શરીસેર બીરુધ્ધે ચુક�

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06:52અગ ખ્પતીત્તો પ્માન્કાને ઈન્યન આવસ્ય એર આભી જોક પાશીકાર કોરીચે