（Boston Orange 綜合報導）麻州有至少18個市鎮的不下40萬居民，因為共和服務公司（Republic Services）大罷工，已持續7週沒人收垃圾。麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）忍不住今（11）日發信表達深切失望，促請該公司執行長盡快解決問題。
奚莉州長指出，夏日炎炎，讓垃圾和回收物品在社區內堆積如山，影響了成千上萬麻州居民的生活品質，以及地方上的衛生。“共和服務公司”和員工之間的談判沒進展所帶來的後果與社會成本，讓人難以接受。
奚莉州長說，她認為共和服務公司對所服務的社區有義務，包括要確保勞資糾紛不會升級到危害公眾福祉的地步。她寫信給執行長Jon Vander Ark，卻得不到回應，顯示了這位執行長處理緊急事務的方式，讓人無法接受。“共和服務”必須馬上回到談判桌上。
大約450名“共和服務”員工，參加了由卡車司機工會第25分會（Teamsters Local 25）帶頭，從7月1日開始的罷工行動，要求獲得和大波士頓地區其他垃圾清運公司一樣的公平待遇，爭取更好福利，導致麻州有至少18個市鎮的不下40萬居民，忍了7週沒人收垃圾的窘狀。
“共和服務”是一家2024年總收入高達160億美元的公司，向股東發放了11.8億美元，也發個給直行長1300萬美元年薪。
目前受影響的市鎮包括：比佛利 (Beverly)，坎頓 (Canton)，丹弗斯 (Danvers)，高羅士打 (Gloucester)，伊普斯維奇 (Ipswich)，林菲爾德 (Lynnfield)，摩頓市 (Malden)，曼徹斯特濱海 (Manchester-by-the-Sea)，馬布爾黑德 (Marblehead)，北瑞汀 (North Reading)，琵琶地(Peabody)，斯旺斯科特 (Swampscott)，韋克菲爾德(Wakefield)，沃特敦 (Watertown)，阿靈頓 (Arlington)，薩格斯 (Saugus)，托普斯菲爾德 (Topsfield)，雷丁(Reading)。
Governor Healey Demands Republic Services Immediately Resolve Strike
BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura Healey wrote to Jon Vander Ark, President & Chief Executive Officer at Republic Services, the waste disposal company that has halted trash and recycling pickup in several Massachusetts towns and cities for seven weeks now, to demand the company return to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith to end the strike.
In the new letter, Governor Healey wrote:
As my attempts to speak with you directly have gone unanswered, I am now writing to express my deep concern and profound disappointment regarding the ongoing labor strike involving Republic Services workers in Massachusetts.
Your company’s failure to resolve or even meaningfully address this prolonged strike is unacceptable. For seven weeks now, trash and recycling have been piling up in neighborhoods during the heat of summer, impacting public health and quality of life for thousands of Massachusetts residents. Communities across the state are being forced to bear the consequences and costs of stalled negotiations between your company and its workforce.
This situation is beyond untenable. Republic Services has an obligation to the communities it serves. That obligation includes ensuring that labor disputes do not escalate to the point of endangering public well-being.
The fact that you haven’t returned my calls is a reflection of your unacceptable approach to this urgent matter. The time for delay and posturing is over. It is time to resolve this – now.
Republic must return to the bargaining table immediately and negotiate in good faith with the workers and their representatives. It is in the interest of your company, your employees, and—most critically—the residents of Massachusetts that a swift resolution is reached.
My administration stands ready to assist in facilitating dialogue if needed. But make no mistake: this matter demands your direct attention and immediate action.
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