MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is an official statement from Local 200 Secretary-Treasurer Tom Millonzi:

'Today our union received correspondence from a representative at Waste Management to request a return to negotiations and resolve the outstanding bargaining issues.

We are currently in talks with Waste Management to re-enter negotiations. We have requested that Gary Lisiecki from the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service sit in on any bargaining session that we may schedule.

Our union has been in constant contact with Mr. Lisiecki since the strike began to ensure that he is fully aware of the issues surrounding the dispute and we are confident he will be able to lend his expertise to the proceedings.

Now that we have received this request from the company, the bargaining committee is looking forward to returning the negotiations back to the bargaining table.

It is our hope that we will be able to reach a resolution that is acceptable to the membership so that they can return to work.'

SOURCE Teamsters Local 200