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Members of the Teamsters local at Waste Management (NYSE:WM) in Chicago voted in favor of a new five-year labor agreement, which the union said is “the richest ever negotiated by the 450-worker group and contains numerous improvements to benefits, contract language and working conditions.”
Local 731 said it is negotiating agreements for more than 2,500 waste workers at other employers including Republic Services (RSG) and Waste Connections (WCN).
The Waste Management (WM) contract marks the first group of workers to reach a deal in the Chicagoland area, the union said.
