Malden city councilors raise concerns with Republic Services as trash piles up at schools whdh.com/news/malden-ci…

“That is disgusting and our city should not be looking like that,” said Malden Councilor Karen Colón Hayes. “We’re concerned because school is opening in less than two weeks, sports teams are already here practicing, there is trash everywhere & my concern is public health concerns.”

Republic Service's greed has many residents in the greater Boston area frustrated, as well as concerned for their safety as footage of scab trucks driving the wrong way on highways surfaces. Republic, which pocketed $16 billion last year, can afford to offer fair contracts to

Victor Mineros, Director of the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling Division, joined striking Republic Services Teamsters on picket lines in Cumming, Ga., and around the Boston area this week. Despite raking in $16 billion last year off their hard work, Republic refuses to offer

"After two or three weeks, he finally called me back," said Desmond Cheng, who manages two restaurants. "He just told me over the phone the trash not being picked up doesn't mean it's a cause for me to terminate the contract, which kind of blew my mind." on.nbcboston.com/ZnIRHta

Workers from Republic Services have been on strike for nearly two months, and one Malden leader said it is becoming a public health issue. on.nbcboston.com/alBT6BX

Strike continues as sub trash workers sue Republic buff.ly/Sq98Gdm

Imagine knowing 2 heart meds can hurt our citizens but not widely announcing it and instead making people click a spam link and turning off comments so people can say the two meds in the comments. This should be illegal.

Striking waste collection workers shoot down Republic Services latest offer bostonglobe.com/2025/09/03/bus…

“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.” — Ernest Hemingway

UPDATE: A UPS worker in Richmond who died in an industrial accident while working inside a trailer was a 43-year-old mother of five, NBC Bay Area learned. nbcbay.com/iVKzf6f

Congress can't allow American jobs and national security to take a back seat to AI. I’m introducing legislation to ensure AI works for Americans, not the other way around axios.com/2025/09/29/haw…

Sens. Dick Durbin and Josh Hawley will release a bill Monday afternoon that would allow individuals, groups of consumers and businesses sue AI makers in federal court if their products harmed the would-be plaintiffs. Ben Brody has the details: punchbowl.news/article/tech/d…

Americans are getting crushed by health insurance with monthly payments of $1500, $1700, and over $2000 per month. Instead of a revolving door of foreign government leaders to the White House, I’d like to see Health Insurance CEOs in there getting chewed out on live television.

The Teamsters support tariffs as part of an aggressive agenda to bring motion picture and TV industry work back to the USA.  If studios want to benefit from American box offices, they must invest in American workers. It’s time to create good film jobs by bringing production back

WATCH: Sean M. O'Brien Endorses Senator Hawley's Bipartisan Pro-Labor Legislation "Senator Hawley's pro-worker framework includes pragmatic solutions to problems workers face every day when they form their union."

Thank you Senator Josh Hawley…and also to the rest of the HELP Committee members for having me today to engage in crucial dialogue regarding issues that are impacting American workers. Senate HELP Committee GOP HELP Committee Dems

The Rodger Williams Park Zoo had a Brad Marchand Pumpkin 🥹

Beautiful skies in my neighborhood!!!

Dear United Healthcare, I just want you to know how terrible you are.