Garbage strike averted -- for now

April 1, 2010: A garbage strike has been averted - at least for now.

Jackie Lang, the spokeswoman for Waste Management, said early Thursday morning that the company and garbage collectors had agreed at about 1 a.m. to continue negotiating and, in the meantime, to avoid a work stoppage.

Click here to read more at The Seattle Times.

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