Dive Brief:
- Over 100 haulers from two different companies in Montgomery County, Maryland are striking, but for altogether different reasons.
- 50 employees at Potomac Disposal of Gaithersburg announced a strike after rejecting a final offer from the company.
- 70 workers employed at Unity Disposal and Recycling walked off the job site to protest the firing of a fellow employee; the company stated the man was fired due to not having immigration documents in order.
Dive Insight:
Combined, the two companies service 20,000 customers daily. Potomac Disposal workers had organized a strike in September after requests for health benefits from the employer were met with threats to verify immigration status of the workers. The employee at Unity was allegedly let go for speaking out in favor of union representation during a meeting. Unity's trash collection was covered yesterday using alternate personnel such as managers and those workers who were not participating in the strike.
