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Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
14 hours ago

Two L.A. city sanitation workers shot in apparent murder-suicide in Atwater Village

Two city sanitation workers were fatally shot in an apparent murder-suicide at the Glendale Water Reclamation Plant; both died at the scene.
fromNew York Daily News
2 months ago

Woman's decomposing remains found in garbage bag at Queens park by sanitation workers

The decomposing skeletal remains of a woman's torso were found in a garbage bag by sanitation workers picking up trash at a Queens park near JFK Airport, police said Tuesday. The remains were found near 149th Ave. and Brookville Blvd. on the edge of Idlewild Park in Rosedale just before 8 a.m. Monday, cops said. The workers were clearing out discarded trash in the brush when they found the garbage bag, cops said.
New York City
Social justice
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

In India, caste still defines who cleans cities DW 07/22/2025

77% of India's sewer workers are from the Dalit community, indicating pervasive caste discrimination in sanitation services.
San Francisco
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Bay Area sanitation workers set to return to work Saturday

Bay Area sanitation workers will resume work after a tentative agreement was reached, ending a two-week strike for better wages and benefits.
fromTruthout
4 months ago

Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide

"Republic Services has been threatening a war with American workers for years - and now, they've got one," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien in a statement on Wednesday.
US politics
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

Bay Area trash pickup comes to a halt as workers join nationwide garbage 'war'

Bay Area sanitation workers are striking against Republic Services for better wages and working conditions amid a nationwide conflict with the Teamsters.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Bay Area trash pickup comes to a halt as workers join nationwide garbage war'

Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien announced that union members plan to flood the streets and shut down garbage collection across multiple states due to demands for better wages and benefits.
California
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