Local Republic Services workers continue to honor picket lines in solidarity with striking sanitation workers in Boston.

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The workers in the affected communities, including Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, were not on strike as of Friday morning, but rather honoring the picket line extended by the union in Boston,

The city of Fremont says trash pickup should resume on Friday. It's bringing in substitute drivers to replace others who are not crossing picket lines.

Trash pickup delays continue in Stockton as Republic Services offers limited trash collection services. Here are the temporary service pickup dates for Stockton.

The Teamsters union said it had picket lines up at Republic Services locations in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Other strikes against Republic, a national waste management firm, have begun in Georgia and Illinois.

Problems and garbage bags continue to pile up as a sanitation workers strike continues to drag on affecting around two dozen Bay Area cities. Some communities are finding alternative solutions together to avoid overflowing trash bins.

U.S. State Rep. Seth Moulton and other elected officials are coming out to support the striking waste collectors as the negotiations continue.