Archive for January, 2016

Union Challenges Osco’s Refusal to Provide Health Care Information

Union Challenges Osco’s Refusal to Provide Health Care Information

| January 28, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Osco because the company still refuses to provide relevant information about its health and welfare plan.

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Hawthorne Racecourse Program Sellers Ratify New Contracts

Hawthorne Racecourse Program Sellers Ratify New Contracts

| January 27, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 representatives secured new one-year contracts for program sellers at Hawthorne Racecourse and Hawthorne-Corliss OTB.

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TNBC Chicago Scholarship Applications Available

TNBC Chicago Scholarship Applications Available

| January 26, 2016

Applications are being accepted now for scholarships offered through the Chicago Chapter of the Teamsters National Black Caucus. Scholarships are available to all dependent children of any member in good standing of the TNBC Chicago Chapter. Applications are being accepted until April 9, 2016.

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Local 727 to Fairly Recalculate Commissioned Beverage Members’ Dues Rates

| January 22, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 has begun the process of fairly recalculating union dues rates for commissioned beverage members based on their 2015 earnings. “Routes change and the economy fluctuates, so this is the only way to ensure fairness for our members,” said John Coli Jr., President of Local 727.

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Joint Council 25 Executive Board Unanimously Re-Elected

| January 15, 2016

More than 100 Teamster delegates representing 27 local unions across Illinois and northwest Indiana unanimously re-elected the executive board of Teamsters Joint Council 25. In a meeting of delegates on Nov. 3, 2015, President John T. Coli praised the unity and perseverance of Joint Council 25.

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