Look to Birmingham in the UK for evidence of the same deference. Many have been on strike since 2025. The city was a rat infested public waste dump for nearly 3 months until the government hired private firms to do the waste handling while the public worker strike action continued.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Birmingham_b...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxlxv0vvnxo

You can go a long while without your trash being taken away for you.. you can't go very long without food.

> If the garbage men started dumping the contents of garbage bags in public places I bet they will not be given a free pass.

I mean, they wouldn't have to, they just need to stop cleaning it up. Such an action likely will be given a free pass, anything other than that is strikebreaking which is either illegal or heavily discouraged depending on jurisdiction.

I think this deference is largely inspired by the police not knowing how to deal with these huge tractors.

It's almost as if food security is much more important than most other jobs.

Don't believe everything you read.

This is russian sabotage + russian trolls now trying to make it look like it's something else