"Your company’s failure to resolve or even meaningfully address this prolonged strike is unacceptable," Gov. Maura Healey wrote in a letter to Republic Services President and CEO Jon Vander Ark.

The time for delay and posturing is over. It is time to resolve this – now,” Gov. Maura Healey told the waste management company.

The labor dispute has gone to federal mediation, court, and even police, but it seems no closer to getting resolved. The last time the two sides met to negotiate was July 18.