Trash haulers could soon return to work
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Hundreds of trash haulers could be back at work Monday after a monthlong lockout that has left garbage piling up around Alameda County.
Union workers are scheduled to vote today on a new contract with Waste Management Inc. and end the bitter labor dispute that led the Houston-based company to lock out 481 employees, mostly drivers, on July 2 after contract talks broke down.
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