On Friday, the teamsters representing garbage collectors in Boston reported that the waste disposal company held a 5-hour caucus.

Greater Boston communities at the center of the ongoing sanitation worker strike are taking Republic Services to court, seeking immediate relief as trash piles mount, attracting rats and giving

Republic Services employees in Chula Vista resumed trash pickups Wednesday after several days off the job to show solidarity with striking union members in Boston, disrupting collection for thousands of residents.