{"id":60780,"date":"2025-07-12T23:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T23:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/60780\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T23:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T23:21:10","slug":"amid-ongoing-nationwide-trash-pick-up-strike-chula-vista-to-consider-service-alternatives-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/60780\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid ongoing nationwide trash pick up strike, Chula Vista to consider service alternatives \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chula Vista leaders will consider on Monday whether to take emergency measures to resume trash collection due to an ongoing, nationwide strike that has disrupted service<\/a> for thousands of local residents and businesses.<\/p>\n

Mayor John McCann said Saturday that Republic managers from Chula Vista and drivers from Imperial Valley and Arizona were doing what they could to collect customers\u2019 trash on Saturday and were set to continue Sunday.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s unclear how long the work stoppage will continue. That\u2019s why McCann said he called for a special meeting of the City Council.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to wait; we need to take action immediately to preserve the health and safety of the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Thousands of Republic Services waste workers from various states have been on strike or honoring the picket line, demanding fair pay and benefits while their union, the Teamsters, and the company work to settle new contracts in Boston.<\/p>\n

By Thursday, the work stoppage had expanded into Chula Vista as many workers joined in solidarity. The waste hauler said some workers have expanded their picketing to other company locations, including facilities in the San Diego area.<\/p>\n

Teamsters Local 542, which represents Chula Vista-based Republic workers, has not issued a statement on its participation. Meanwhile, Republic, which is Chula Vista\u2019s lone waste hauler, said it was \u201cmaking adjustments to our operations and working to resume regular service as quickly as possible. Residents are advised to leave their containers out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials are set to discuss service alternatives, such as allowing residents to drop off their trash at the Otay landfill for free, and potentially declaring a state of emergency so that the city could deploy its own employees to pick up trash.<\/p>\n

In early 2022, the city did just that when more than 250 sanitation workers walked off the job in Chula Vista to protest stalled contract negotiations between Republic and the Teamsters. A public health emergency was declared amid reports of vermin issues, the city\u2019s park rangers and public workers employees stepped in to pick up trash and new equipment was bought to collect the trash.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe disruption to basic services like trash collection is unacceptable,\u201d McCann said in a statement Friday. \u201cResidents deserve a clean and safe environment, and we are taking immediate steps to address the impacts of the strike and support resolution efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The special meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at City Hall.<\/p>\n

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