Union: New proposal made in Seattle waste strike

Published July 30, 2012 6:10pm ET



SEATTLE (AP) — Striking Teamsters said they made a move toward ending a six-day strike that has disrupted waste and recycling pickups for more than 200,000 Waste Management customers in the Seattle-Everett area.

The union floated a proposal with a federal mediator Sunday night, said Local 117 spokeswoman Brenda Wiest. She says the proposal is confidential.

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