Chula Vista residents handle trash disposal themselves as sanitation workers continue strike affecting 283,000 people ...

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Residents in Chula Vista are taking matters into their own hands as the trash pile grows due to a solidarity strike by Republic Services employees.

Chula Vista’s city manager said she’s ready to declare an emergency if the increasing trash becomes a health hazard.

The city called an emergency special city council meeting, but the city manager declined to declare a state of emergency, citing a lack of staff to support trash pickup.

As garbage bins continue to line Chula Vista neighborhoods amid a work stoppage, the city on Monday stopped short of declaring a state of emergency over the ongoing trash pickup situation.

Hundreds of Republic Services employees in Boston have been on strike since July 1, demanding a contract with better wages and benefits, as well as stronger labor protections. Since that time, picket ...