Unionized Republic Services workers returned to the job Friday as they stopped honoring the picket line in solidarity with the Boston Teamsters who were on strike on the East Coast.
Both the City of San Diego and Teamsters confirmed to KOGOS's local reporting partner ABC 10News that the solidarity strike has ended, indicating that Republic Services' trash services will be fully restored for residents.
he sympathy strike originated in the South Bay last week before shifting to San Diego on Wednesday. The Teamsters Union''s collective bargaining contract allowed the local union in Boston to decide which colleagues would participate in the sympathy strike, even on the West Coast.
As of Friday morning, the Boston Teamsters were still on strike, fighting for better pay and benefits. Teamsters says as long as that strike continues, there could be more work stoppages locally in the future.
(Photo reporting partner 10News)