OTHER RECENT UNION NEWS
Pritzker’s Proposal for State Parking Tax in ‘Rebuild Illinois’ Plan Will Do Real Harm to Illinois Business Climate
Confiscatory parking tax targets City and unreasonably burdens Chicago workers and businesses CHICAGO, May 22, 2019 – The “Rebuild Illinois” capital plan recently released by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed a 6% tax on daily and hourly garage parking, as well as a whopping 9% tax on monthly and annual garage parking be added on […]
Local 727 Wins 3rd Representation Election in 3 Months, Welcomes MV-283 Drivers to Union
Drivers employed by MV Transportation, Inc. 283 VA Division overwhelmingly voted in favor of union representation on Friday, June 17. The group of nearly 40 paratransit drivers selected Teamsters Local 727 as their sole collective bargaining representative by a staggering 4:1 ratio, becoming the third bargaining unit in approximately three months to vote in favor […]
Local 727 Secures Alternative 401(k) Retirement Option for Master Trade Show Industry and Warehouse Contracts
Membership to Vote Between Cash Balance Plan and 401(k) Plan The Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee and Trade Show Contractors reconvened negotiations for a Master Trade Show Industry collective bargaining agreement, as well as Freeman warehouse and G.E.S. warehouse agreements on Thursday, May 16. Local 727 trade show members previously voted to reject the employers’ […]
Local 727 Proposes Union Health Care on Opening Day of Contract Negotiations with Vitalant
Teamsters Local 727 and Vitalant (formerly Lifesource) opened negotiations yesterday for a new successor collective bargaining agreement covering distribution drivers and Mobile Unit Assistants. Local 727 kicked-off yesterday’s negotiations by proposing the inclusion of Vitalant members in the Teamsters Local 727 health care plan, a 100% employer-funded health insurance program with no premium costs for participants […]
Local 727 Files Petition on Behalf of MV VA Paratransit Workers for Representation Election
On Friday, April 26, Teamsters Local 727 filed a petition for a representation election with the National Labor Relations Board after an overwhelming majority of MV Transportation, Inc. 283 VA Division paratransit drivers expressed interest in being represented by Local 727. The group of approximately 40 drivers will be the second MV unit this spring […]
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