The “Blue Crew” - Chula Vista Garbage Strike of 2021/2022

Day 28: Friday, January 14th 2022 Here’s everyones favorite driver from Elk Grove! Kenny was sent down here along with two other Elk Grove drivers to help out the CV yard. On Monday, Republic started to pick up all three streams of waste as trash but when I went out to record on Friday, they switched back to only picking up trash. Unfortunately for these residents, December 10th was the last time all three carts got serviced. Thanks to Kenny, Christmas is mostly gone for them. During filming, I was in my Republic gear and multiple residents approached me thanking us for picking up their carts, even if it was just the trash. From the few I talked with, they support the drivers but are understandably upset there has been little communication about what to expect week after week. Hopefully the strike will end soon so the Friday residents will be able to have all three carts serviced. Huge thanks to Kenny for allowing me to follow along!