A Strike Has Broken Out In Russian Karelia
- 15.11.2026, 13:23
Garbage truck drivers have gone on strike.
In Kostomuksha, in northwestern Karelia (Russian Federation), garbage truck drivers have gone on strike over unpaid wages, according to "64 Parallel Online".
Employees of the “April” company, which provides these services under contract with the regional operator, have not been paid for more than two months. Due to the strike, solid household waste is not being collected from the city. Property management companies have asked residents not to use garbage chutes. Some residents began bringing bags of trash to City Hall, after which officials threatened them with administrative penalties. A state of heightened readiness has also been declared in Kostomuksha.
The strikers met with Elena Soboleva , chair of the Council of Deputies , and Ivan Valdaev , a deputy . They stated that the authorities were unaware of the situation, as the drivers had not contacted anyone. The prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation. According to preliminary data, salaries will be paid to employees during the week of November 16–22. Earlier, garbage truck drivers employed by the Moscow-based solid waste management operator “Ecolife,” serving Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov, went on strike. They complained about pay cuts, noting that in September they received about 40,000 rubles for a full workload, and demanded that their base salary be raised from 15,500 to 25,000 rubles.
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