TUESDAY: REPUBLIC TEAMSTERS STRIKE STOCKTON

Work Stoppage Follows Similar Actions in Massachusetts, Illinois, and Georgia

STOCKTON, Calif., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At 12 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, members of Teamsters Local 439 will launch a strike at Republic Services. The action forced by Republic will disrupt waste collections for tens of thousands of Stockton residents. Primary picket lines could continue to extend nationwide and result in a work stoppage for over 3,500 Teamsters.

Republic Teamsters are demanding a contract with improved wages, better benefits, and stronger labor protections. The multibillion-dollar waste giant has refused to give workers a fair deal, pushing them to the picket line.

The strike comes shortly after Republic Teamsters in Boston, Ottawa, Ill., and Cumming, Ga., went on strike. Hundreds of additional Teamsters across the country are having similar contract disputes with Republic, and they could launch strikes of their own at any moment.

Media Contact:
Matt McQuaid, (771) 241-0015
[email protected]
On-site Contact: 
Sal Lomeni, (209) 605-8046

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters