Republic/Allied Waste employees in the Teamster division are protesting what they see as poor treatment and labor law violations in Buffalo, N.Y.; Mobile, Ala.; Atlanta; San Jose, Calif.; and Canton, Ohio.
"Sanitation workers put their bodies on the line every day to protect the public health," says Bob Morales, director of the Teamsters Waste Division. "It's a travesty that Republic is trying to deny their workers the necessary protections for their employees."
According to a new national survey of sanitation workers, men and women in this industry are often exposed to feces, rotting meat, maggots, used syringes, medical waste, asbestos and blood products. Federal statistics also show that sanitation workers are more likely to die on the job than a firefighter or police officer.
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These protests are the newest attempt made by Republic employees to send the company a strong message: Republic's approach to labor relations is intolerable. Republic employees have worn stickers for the past to months to display a sign of solidarity. They have also visited Republic union members in various cities and communicated their message to some of Republic's biggest customers, one being Home Depot.
The Teamsters Union, which was founded in 1903, represents more than 1.4 million men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
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