Local 25 Strikes Republic Services

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[NYNick]

Is it a real strike or a practice strike?

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[Koldiww]

Last time sob pulled this , it was discovered his own installations didn't have language to support a picket line. The Locals who respected the extension and their members all lost money while the installations in local 25 , and throughout his JC, worked because they didn't have language allowing them to respect a picket line. Has that changed?

[AlJackson1962!]

Good question Koldiww

[Graveyard]

Last time sob pulled this , it was discovered his own installations didn't have language to support a picket line. The Locals who respected the extension and their members all lost money while the installations in local 25 , and throughout his JC, worked because they didn't have language allowing them to respect a picket line. Has that changed?

Given the reality of the “Historic” UPS contract, continued support for the anti-union president, SOB’s pick for Secretary of Labor, his slogan “Teamsters Vs Everybody”, it’s doubtful, very doubtful.

[Barry455]

Here's two important question for anyone considering a stategy of picket line extensions to a national company with multiple locations: How many are union and of the union operations, how many have solid picket line language?

[Bob Randall]

You can trust that any party wanting to extend has the language. Yeesh!

[Yard Dog]

If you are on the IBT payroll do not I repeat do not do anything militant. The IBT will wack you just like they did a few others.

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A management perspective on Republic Strike.

[Teamster4Life]

Last time sob pulled this , it was discovered his own installations didn't have language to support a picket line. The Locals who respected the extension and their members all lost money while the installations in local 25 , and throughout his JC, worked because they didn't have language allowing them to respect a picket line. Has that changed?

Fair question, does local 25 have picket line language or not? If the union says this could involve 3,500 teamsters that means about half the teamster units have good language. Hope it's enough, the company has about 25,000 drivers.

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Thorough article on the Republic Strike.

[AlJackson1962!]

I support the Local 25 members striking Republic Services and recognize the legitimate demands that the Republic Services workers have at least parity with other waste companies in Metro Boston, including Teamsters H&W and Pension. In 2019, when O'Brien was President of Local 25, the Local struck Republic Services in Marshfield, MA. It's my understanding that the strike went seven weeks and no contract was reached. To what extent might that history may be impacting the current strike?