Republic Services trash and recycling collectors have been on strike since July 1 in several Massachusetts towns. Trash is piling up and negotiations have stalled after failed talks with federal mediators.

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.

A total of about 450 Republic Services workers represented by the Teamsters union in the Boston area have been on strike since July 1, but the work stoppage has spread to Southern California and now i

Union workers in some Los Angeles County cities are honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash in bins along the sides of local streets.

Chula Vista’s city manager said she’s ready to declare an emergency if the increasing trash becomes a health hazard.

Republic Services sanitation workers are honoring picket lines in solidarity with striking workers in Boston. In the meantime, some cities are offering trash drop-off sites.

We will...SHUT DOWN GARBAGE COLLECTION in state after state,' Teamster President Sean O'Brien warns as sanitation workers in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and the Bay Area stop collections to

With sanitation workers still on strike in some Massachusetts communities, trash is piling up outside businesses and homes.

A work stoppage by Teamsters working for Republic Service in Boston has since spread to involve several thousand workers across the country.