A less qualified security guard used by Allied Universal in place of veteran officers at Navy Pier was struck by a vehicle while attempting to direct traffic at the major tourist attraction on Saturday, May 27. Eyewitnesses and police officers on the scene reported the incident and spoke with members of Teamsters Local 727, which […]
New contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 727 and Funeral Directors Service Association of Greater Chicago (FDSA) were held May 25, 2017. The talks centered on FDSA’s proposed contract changes, many of which could best be characterized as punitive toward Teamster funeral directors, embalmers, and drivers. Among the changes FDSA proposed are cuts to sick, personal […]
In the interest of public safety, Local 727 has agreed to a court order to continue to safeguard Navy Pier. Forty-three Teamster security, fire and safety officers at Navy Pier have been engaged in an unfair labor practice strike against Allied since May 18.
The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and CVS management continued negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2017. The union wasted no time in expressing its willingness to reach a deal; however, CVS delayed in responding to the federal mediator’s supposal, which, if accepted by CVS, would signify huge […]
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.
Teamsters Local 727 is maintaining an active presence before the National Labor Relations Board in 2017, having filed more than a dozen unfair labor practice charges against various employers in the first half of the year alone. Region 13 of the NLRB found merit with four of the recent charges that have been filed. A […]
Local 727 Benefit Fund Trustees Approve 10% Increase to Pension Accrual
Current members of Teamsters Local 727 whose employers participate and contribute to the Funeral Industry pension plan or the Parking Industry pension plan, thanks to their union contract, will soon be seeing a 10% increase in their pension accrual. Presently, employees who are eligible to receive a Parking Industry pension, once vested, qualify for a […]
President Coli Rallies Public to Can the Tax
Amid chants of “can the tax …can the tax,” Teamsters Local 727 President John Coli, Jr. took to the microphone and kicked off the Can the Tax rally held outside at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. Coli framed the tax issue as a threat to hundreds if not thousands of decent-paying jobs […]
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