Teamsters at the sanitation company Republic Services walked off the job Friday, claiming the company is violating labor law. The union members held a midnight picket where they voiced concerns about outsourcing and unaffordable healthcare coverage. The strike comes after a recent $190 million dollar corporate tax-cut Republic received. Teamsters Local 728 says that the company is violating federal labor law by hiring subcontractors for mechanic work. One-hundred and twenty drivers, mechanics, and dispatchers went on strike to protest the outsourcing.
See "Sanitation workers strike, claim company violating federal labor laws", WGCL Digital Team, CBS 46, August 13, 2018