Waste management giant Republic Services’ request for a temporary restraining order and injunction against the striking Teamsters has been denied by a federal judge.

U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy denied the company’s request that he order striking Teamsters Local 25 to stop alleged criminal behavior and intimidation tactics, as contract negotiations remain unresolved and the union’s work stoppage enters its fourth week.

Teamsters Local 25 President Tom Mari reacted to the news by saying, “Frankly, I’m not surprised.”

“We knew the allegations made by Republic did not justify any action by the federal court. As usual, Republic misled the court about our conduct. Maybe now Republic will come to its senses and come back to the bargaining table to resolve the strike,” he said.

Lawyers for the Arizona-based company had asked for “an immediate temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction” to stop Teamsters from blocking their trucks, from assaulting and intimidating outside workers brought in to fill striking Teamsters’ positions, and after a Republic Services truck was allegedly stolen.

“Defendants have mechanically disabled Republic’s trucks while surrounding the trucks, preventing drivers from leaving their trucks and preventing trucks from free movement and access to Republic’s properties. This has happened both at Republic sites, and remotely at Republic’s customer sites or municipalities in which Republic employees have been attempting to operate their routes,” the company’s attorneys alleged.

The court’s decision comes as union members continue to picket and a second lawsuit — filed by officials from several Boston-area communities — goes to court.

That suit seeks to force the company to fulfill their waste management contracts and collect the growing piles of trash in Beverly, Malden, Peabody, Gloucester, Danvers, and Canton.

According to Mari, if the company doesn’t come back to the table and make the union an offer they can work with soon, the strike will continue to spread.

“In addition to continuing the strike in Greater Boston, Local 25 will continue extending its lines elsewhere in the country until Republic agrees to a fair and equitable contract,” he said. “All we want is what our members now receive from Capitol and Star.”