Republic Services workers in Chula Vista returned to work Wednesday after several days of missing work out of solidarity with Boston strikers, disrupting collection for thousands of residents. In an emailed statement,

The city of Fairfield is threatening legal action against Republic Services after two weeks without trash pickup as a sanitation worker strike continues in cities across Northern California. Giant dumpsters have been set up at four sites in the city of Fairfield,

Boston officials are calling on Republic Services to return to the table and settle with trash workers, saying that the ongoing strike is a public health emergency.

Republic Services resumed limited trash pickup services to a broad swath of Contra Costa County, as well as other pockets of the Bay Area, after a crippling strike threatened to leave trash and other detritus piling up outside houses and businesses across the region.

Communities and businesses around Boston are still without regular trash pickup two weeks after Republic Services workers hit the picket line.

Fullerton officials said crews are starting with the areas that missed pickups first and one- to two-day delays are expected early in the week. Street sweeping will continue, but the city has paused enforcement for trash bins and street sweeping violations through the end of the week.

Negotiations between Republic Services and Teamsters broke down late last week. Talks are set to resume Tuesday, but the impacts of the trash strike are growing more pronounced.

A work stoppage by Teamsters working for Republic Service in Boston has since spread to involve several thousand workers across the country.