Last year, Osco unilaterally implemented a biometric system without bargaining with the Union first. This change prevented pharmacists from taking uninterrupted breaks. Teamsters Local 727 brought this issue to Osco’s attention and subsequently filed a grievance against Osco. When the Parties were unable to resolve the grievance, Local 727 submitted it to arbitration. A settlement […]
Teamsters Local 727 and CDT representatives recently held the first Joint Labor-Management Committee meeting. Due to Local 727’s efforts at reforming CDT’s operations, CDT’s new owner, National Express, agreed to form a joint labor-management committee to address and resolve any existing working conditions which have negatively affected members, including but not limited to the issues […]
Largest Wage Increases in Bargaining Unit’s History The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and the Edward Hotel ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement for the hotel’s shuttle drivers. Among the highlights of the new contract are wage increases of 3% in years one and two, and 3.5% in year three. Also, all current employees […]
Representatives of Teamsters Local 727 joined their fellow union brothers and sisters on Thursday, February 1, to honor the memory of Memphis sanitation workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker, who were tragically killed while on the job in 1968. A moment of silence was observed at 12:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Union’s office at […]
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.
Vendor Hired by Dr Pepper Hits Union Member
Earlier today, Rodney Archambeau, a Teamsters Local 727 member currently engaged in an Unfair Labor Practice Strike against the American Bottling Company, was taken away by ambulance after a driver for HMD Trucking, Inc., a third-party vendor hired by the Company, deliberately struck him with his tractor-trailer truck. The driver made a tight turn and […]
Elected Officials Sound Their Support for ULP Striking Drivers
Brotherhood, hope, and community support continues to fire the spirits of the Teamsters Local 727 represented Drivers currently participating in an Unfair Labor Practice strike against their employer, the American Bottling Company, a subsidiary of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. which is set to merge with Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. next month. As the ULP […]
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