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June 08, 2026

Today in 1966
Some 35,000 members of the Machinists union begin what is to become a 43-day strike — the largest in airline history — against five carriers. The mechanics and other ground service workers wanted to share in the airlines’ substantial profits.

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Buried Waste, Buried Truths: Republic Services’ Trail of Harm
Posted On: Jun 08, 2026
June 8, 2026 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Whenever I see a major corporation branding itself as a “sustainability leader,” I tend to raise an eyebrow. That skepticism only grew when I started looking into Republic Services, a waste management giant whose website is saturated with promises about protecting the environment and supporting communities. Republic Teamsters have long known how vile, immoral, and dirty the world’s second-largest waste company truly is. For most of the public, though, Republic is just a name on trash cans, dumpsters, and trucks. For others, it’s something else entirely: a polluter that has ruined lives and, in some cases, even killed. Continued at Just Cause Teamsters
 
 
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