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A labor strike involving Teamsters members against Republic Services has halted curbside trash collection in Bellevue and surrounding areas, leading residents to haul their own garbage or use a free drop-off site, with the strike affecting multiple cities and prompting the company to collect extra waste on the next service day.
Philadelphia faces a growing trash crisis as a week-long strike by city sanitation workers, represented by AFSCME District Council 33, causes overflowing trash and disrupted city services, with negotiations ongoing over wages and contract terms.
Protests against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform continued in France over the weekend, with garbage piling up in the streets of Paris due to a strike by refuse collectors. While the protests were smaller than in previous days, tensions remained high, with police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds. Strikes in numerous sectors are planned for Monday, and lawmakers on the right and left have filed no-confidence motions to be voted on.