Archive for March, 2018

Union Achieves Huge Victory in Long Fight for D-Van Drivers with National Express dba CDT

| March 29, 2018

All Drivers to be Made Whole and Paid the Van Rate After over a year of fighting the new owners of Cook-DuPage Transportation, National Express, Teamsters Local 727 finally achieved […]

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Bargaining Update: Dr. Pepper Membership

Bargaining Update: Dr. Pepper Membership

| March 27, 2018

Teamsters Local 727 and Dr. Pepper continued negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement covering outside employees on Monday, March 26th and Tuesday, March 27th. While the Company withdrew some […]

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Local 727 Volunteers for John Fritchey on Illinois Primary Day

Local 727 Volunteers for John Fritchey on Illinois Primary Day

| March 23, 2018

On Tuesday, March 20th, nearly 40 representatives and members of Teamsters Local 727 braved cold and windy conditions to support the re-election of John Fritchey to the Cook County Board […]

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Save the Date: Teamsters Local 142 Blood Drive – Saturday, April 21

Save the Date: Teamsters Local 142 Blood Drive – Saturday, April 21

| March 22, 2018

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Local 727 Wins Election for 47 University of Chicago Shuttle Bus Drivers

Local 727 Wins Election for 47 University of Chicago Shuttle Bus Drivers

| March 21, 2018

With 100% of participants voting ‘yes’ for union representation, University of Chicago shuttle bus drivers employed by First Transit have overwhelmingly chosen to be represented by Teamsters Local 727. Local […]

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