3/30: Strike by garbage truck drivers looms as negotiations continue 3/29: Garbage strike looms as talks continue; company lines up replacements 3/28: Local garbage haulers approve strike authorization: 如果一切”順利”, Waste Management 和 Allied Waste (Teamsters Local 174 工會的會員) 的員工將於星期四凌晨開始罷工. “The strike would affect about half the homes in Seattle — those that are served by Waste Management. The company also serves unincorporated King and Snohomish counties, and the cities of Auburn, Bothell, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Newcastle, Maple Valley, Renton, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond, Carnation, Duvall, Mill Creek, Monroe, Arlington, Marysville, Granite Falls and Darrington.” Side Note: Study: Chocolate could reduce heart risk