Workers have walked off the job in parts of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, as well as the Bay Area.

The strike is affecting more than municipal trash collection. In Greater Boston communities, commercial customers are waiting for the company to empty overflowing bins.

Boston officials are calling on Republic Services to return to the table and settle with trash workers, saying that the ongoing strike is a public health emergency.

Striking Teamsters at Republic Services have expanded their strike against the waste management company to the Mahoning

Local communities have expressed growing dissatisfaction due to the ongoing disruption of trash collection services, as the Teamsters’ strike against Republic Services enters its third week. Six Massachusetts communities — Gloucester,

With his trash can in tow, rigged to a wagon on the back of his motorized wheelchair, Adam Elsbernd said he traveled nearly two miles to toss his trash at 2 a.m. to beat the daytime heat.

The deadline is nearing for local union workers to come to an agreement with Republic Services, a North American waste disposal company. Members of Teamsters Local 25 say they want fair wages ...