City leaders in one of the Massachusetts communities affected by the ongoing trash strike are appealing to billionaire Bill Gates in an effort to push the labor dispute toward a resolution.

The Peabody City Council wrote to Bill Gates, asking for his help in ending the Republic Services trash strike.

Legal cases and uncollected trash are piling up, as negotiations between Republic and striking Teamsters are set to resume Friday. The post As cities sue Republic Services, Healey pressures company to end trash strike appeared first on Boston.