The garbage strike is officially over. Drivers with Teamsters Local 174 overwhelmingly approved a new five-year contract with Waste Management today. “Our hardworking, professional drivers have endorsed a contract that…
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Striking trash haulers going back to work tomorrow
5 p.m. Update: Waste Management and the Teamsters will return to the bargaining table with a federal mediator at 10 a.m. Monday. “We are glad the Teamsters have announced that…
Despite strike, Waste Management says regular service should resume tomorrow
Waste Management has not yet responded to our request for comment about the strike, but a post on its website seems to indicate backup drivers will be working tomorrow: Collection…
Waste Management trash collectors go on strike
If today is your regular garbage pickup day but it hasn’t been collected yet, please send us an e-mail at LynnwoodToday@gmail.com ***** After weeks of failed contract talks, Waste Management…
Talking trash the high-tech way: Sanitation workers launch a new Web site
There’s no end in sight to the contract stalemate between Waste Management and the Teamsters union. But now, the union is taking their fight to the Internet with a new…
Are Waste Management workers getting ready to strike?
Waste Management drivers haven’t said if or when they’ll strike, but it looks like they’re getting ready just in case. Tomorrow the union representing 400 trash collectors in Snohomish and King…
Union trashes Waste Management's final offer
The potential for a garbage strike continues in Lynnwood and other parts of Snohomish and King counties. The union is unhappy with Waste Management’s “best and final offer,” saying the…
Union trashes Waste Management’s final offer
The potential for a garbage strike continues in Lynnwood and other parts of Snohomish and King counties. The union is unhappy with Waste Management’s “best and final offer,” saying the…
Garbage strike still possible as Waste Management delivers its final offer
Thursday night Waste Management delivered its final contract offer to 350 trash haulers that serve King and Snohomish counties, including Lynnwood east of Highway 99. The offer includes a wage…
No garbage strike yet
Put out your trash cans as usual today. Still no agreement has been reached between Waste Management and its garbage haulers, but both sides agreed early this morning to continue…
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Allied Waste strike possibly averted
Allied Waste has reached a tentative deal with its trash haulers, according to the Seattle Times. There is no deal yet for Waste Management workers.
Garbage strike update: Should you put out your cans tomorrow?
Will my trash be picked up Thursday? That’s the question many of you are asking as a possible garbage strike gets closer. Hundreds of trash collectors in Snohomish and King…
Talking trash: Will your garabge get picked up if there's a strike?
A strike by trash collectors in King and Snohomish counties, including Lynnwood, could begin as soon as Thursday. Waste Management and Allied Waste still have not come to an agreement…
Talking trash: Will your garabge get picked up if there’s a strike?
A strike by trash collectors in King and Snohomish counties, including Lynnwood, could begin as soon as Thursday. Waste Management and Allied Waste still have not come to an agreement…