Legal cases and uncollected trash are piling up, as negotiations between Republic and striking Teamsters are set to resume Friday.

Greater Boston communities at the center of the ongoing sanitation worker strike are taking Republic Services to court, seeking immediate relief as trash piles mount, attracting rats and giving

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey waded into the trash strike that’s now dragging into its third week, calling for the warring parties to resolve their differences and get a deal. The work stoppage pitting Republic Services against Teamsters Local 25 has “gone beyond a headache for residents,