For several days, Teamsters Local 727 has been picketing Prime Parking, located at 2 E. Oak St. in Chicago. The company, which recently acquired the contract to manage the parking garage, has unlawfully terminated and unlawfully refused to hire eight long-time attendants. “We will not stand idle when hardworking, loyal members lose their jobs due […]
Last minute failures to provide information or a blown commitment now and then due to unforeseen circumstances are annoying to be sure. When it happens on a regular basis, however, and particularly by one party, then annoyance turns to antipathy and makes the offending party look ridiculous. A pattern of broken commitments and delay tactics […]
In January, Local 727 filed unfair labor practice charges against Cook-DuPage Transportation (CDT) for, among other things, the company’s violation of the settlement agreement which mandated that drivers were to be paid the van wage rate instead of the car rate. Yet CDT unlawfully continued to pay drivers the car rate after the agreement was […]
Teamsters Local 727 has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against parking company ABS LLC stemming from several violations of the collective bargaining agreement, and federal labor law. Region 13 of the NLRB is investigating ABS’s unilateral changes to the collective bargaining agreement, its refusal to process grievances, its refusal […]
Illinois drivers can purchase Teamster specialty license plates for registered vehicles. Plates can be purchased for all passenger vehicles, B-trucks and vans weighing 8,000 pounds or less. Teamster license plates can be purchased or renewed through the Secretary of State’s website, by mail, by phone at (800) 252-8980 or by visiting a driver services facility.
Union Secures Multiple Tentative Agreements from Dr Pepper
During the parties’ second bargaining session of the week, Teamsters Local 727 and the American Bottling Company, a subsidiary of Keurig Dr Pepper, made significant progress on several outstanding non-economic matters. Today, Local 727 and Dr Pepper successfully reached tentative agreements on scheduling items, including cross-training and overtime language. The tentative agreement on overtime would […]
Happy International Women’s Day!
A Message from John Coli, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 727: Today, we join with our Sisters & Brothers across the labor movement to celebrate International Women’s Day. For more than a century, this special day has been an opportunity for people across the globe to commemorate the social, economic, political, and cultural achievements of women. […]
Local 727 Opens Negotiations with Dr Pepper for New Inside Contract
The Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee and representatives of the American Bottling Company, a subsidiary of Keurig Dr Pepper, initiated negotiations for a new Inside collective bargaining agreement earlier today. The current CBA, which covers all production, maintenance, sanitation, warehouse, and vending service employees within Dr Pepper’s Northlake and Harvey facilities, is set to expire […]
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