Hundreds of trash and recycling workers representing Teamsters Local 25 are going on strike. 450 Republic Services workers were forced to go on strike throughout the Boston area. Teamsters are demanding a contract with improved wages, better benefits, and stronger labor protections.

Teamsters Local 25 represents about 450 workers that service over a dozen municipal contracts. The union has threatened to extend the strike to other parts of the country if the two sides cannot come to terms.

Negotiations between Republic and Teamsters Local 25 union have stalled over wages, benefits, working conditions, and paid time off, according the union.