TEAMSTERS, LAWMAKERS CALL ON REPUBLIC SERVICES TO NEGOTIATE FAIR CONTRACT
PHOENIX, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-two members of the Arizona House of Representatives are publicly calling on Republic Services [NYSE: RSG] to negotiate a fair contract for Teamster drivers and helpers at the company's Phoenix facility.
- The workers are seeking a first contract with Phoenix-based Republic Services after voting to join Teamsters Local 104 last year.
- "Republic Services' frontline workers are the ones putting their lives on the line every day in the fifth-most deadly job in America," said Josh Graves, Vice President of Local 104.
- There is no reason for the company to delay in agreeing to a good contract that addresses safety concerns, health care, and fair compensation."
- Republic Services made $13 billion in revenue and over $1.5 billion in profits last year.