garbage collectors have a strong union, do they not?
Yes they do, and their strikes are highly effective for obvious reasons, and no mayor trying to win an election wants that egg on their face.
Depends on location. Some places really screw those guys. It’s a shitty job and should be something people can live comfortably on.
It’s honestly not that shitty of a job (see my earlier comment https://programming.dev/comment/8949488 )
Source: did it as student job for 3 years.
Running is not as extreme as you think, a lot of it is just carrying on the momentum of the truck after you jump off, other tham that it’s mostly just brisk walking.
The heavy stuff depends, regulations typically impose a limit on weight but a lot of people don’t follow it. You learn to use proper lifting form quite quickly though or you’ll get a hernia
Src: did it for 3years as student job
