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2. Waste collector - Wikipedia

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   Waste collectors in Aix-en-Provence, France. A waste collector, also known as a garbage man, garbage collector, trashman (in the U.S), binman or dustman (in the UK), is a person employed by a public or private enterprise to collect and dispose of municipal solid waste (refuse) and recyclables from residential, commercial, industrial or other collection sites for further processing and waste ...

3. Memphis sanitation strike - Wikipedia

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   The Memphis sanitation strike began on February 12, 1968, in response to the deaths of sanitation workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker. [1] [2] The deaths served as a breaking point for more than 1,300 African American men from the Memphis Department of Public Works as they demanded higher wages, time and a half overtime, dues check-off, safety measures, and pay for the rainy days when they ...

4. New York City Department of Sanitation - Wikipedia

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   As the garbage on the streets of New York City accumulated to over 100,000 tons, negotiations between Lindsay and union leaders went poorly. Finally, on February 10, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller stepped in, offering a $425 wage increase, double-time pay for working on Sundays, and a 2.5 percent increase in pension funds, [ 24 ] which ...

5. Here's how much to tip your hairdresser, garbage man ... - AOL

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   Here's how much to tip your hairdresser, garbage man, cleaners and more at Christmas. Gannett. ... Trash or recycling collectors: Cash, $10-$30 each, or a gift. Yard workers: ...

6. St. Petersburg sanitation strike of 1968 - Wikipedia

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   The sanitation workers' strike of 1968 was a response to a restructuring of hours resulting in a new system of pay for the sanitation workers. [3] This new pay plan effectively reduced weekly wages for sanitation workers from $101.40 for 6 days of work (which included time and a half for Saturday) to $73 for 5 days of work. [5]

7. 2-year-old says goodbye to garbage man who was his first friend

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   Deacon Ross used to wait outside every Friday for his neighborhood garbage collector, who he calls O'Dee, to swing by.

8. Waste picker - Wikipedia

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   Many terms are used to refer to people who salvage recyclables from the waste stream for sale or personal consumption. In English, these terms include rag picker, reclaimer, informal resource recoverer, binner, recycler, poacher, salvager, scavenger, and waste picker; in Spanish cartonero, chatarrero, pepenador, clasificador, minador and reciclador; and in Portuguese catador de materiais ...

9. My Life As a Homeless Man in America - AOL

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   Wages have not kept up with escalating real estate values and rents, especially in major cities. Lily is a rescue dog Fealey adopted in 2020, and they have not been apart since, constant companions.