Chicago garbage strike settled

Findlaw (AP) reports: “Tentative Deal in Chicago Garbage Strike.”

“A tentative agreement was reached between garbage collectors and the hauler’s association early Thursday, ending a strike that left heaping piles of trash throughout the Chicago area and neighboring communities.”

“Chicago Area Refuse Haulers Association spokesman Bill Plunkett said the association accepted a proposal offered by the Teamsters after a nearly 20-hour long bargaining session with a federal mediator.”

“Teamsters and the waste-hauling association, which represents 17 private companies, clashed over wages, benefits and contract length. The Teamsters spent eight days on strike.”

“Plunkett said the latest proposal calls for a 28 percent increase in wages and benefits over the next five years.”

Sounds like the employers caved. Who else is planning on getting 28% over 5 years? It should be 1-3% a year. Probably most of those Teamsters won’t be working for those companies in 5 years, as the municipalities will terminate contracts, reduce frequency of service, and/or make other arrangements for their waste hauling (e.g., bring it back in house to city sanitation departments).

If you enjoyed this post, please consider to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed and get future articles delivered to your feed reader.

Copyright Employmentblawg Designed by Weblogian