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.

Residents in more than a dozen Massachusetts communities may soon see trash and recycling piling up, as local union workers face a contract deadline with Republic Services.