Republic Services and the Teamsters have been at a standoff since July 1, when 450 local workers went on strike after the union's contract expired. Teamsters are seeking better wages, benefits and stronger labor protections.

The work stoppage, led by Teamsters-affiliated employees demanding contract improvements, has now impacted waste collection in parts of King and Snohomish counties. Republic Services, one of the region’s largest waste haulers, is in contract negotiations with workers at five locations across the state.

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

Lynnfield, North Reading, and Wakefield have notified Republic Services that it is failing to meet contractual obligations as a Teamsters union strike against the waste management company reaches two weeks.

The Teamsters Union and Republic Services are expected to resume negotiations Friday as the ongoing sanitation workers strike hits day 11.Republic<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Republic Services customers in Edmonds, Monroe and Snohomish were told an “out-of-market labor disruption” affected their garbage pickup on Wednesday.