The Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee and MV Transportation, Inc. have reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year collective bargaining agreement covering paratransit drivers, dispatchers, schedulers, and reservationists based out of MV Transportation Division 135. Yesterday, following a marathon bargaining session during which Local 727 and MV management spent nearly 10 hours at the […]
Teamsters Local 727 successfully reached tentative agreements on 10 contract clauses with Cook DuPage Transportation, Inc., a subsidiary of National Express, during the parties’ most recent negotiation sessions on Monday, September 24th and Tuesday, September 25th. “Though progress has been slow, the Union bargaining committee has made good strides in its meetings with CDT,” said […]
CHICAGO, September 26, 2018 – Teamsters Local 727 and CVS (NYSE: CVS) resumed negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement Friday, September 21st, for the first time since Local 727 demanded a return to face-to-face negotiations. With no mediator to hide behind, CVS negotiators were forced to face their employees and speak directly to the […]
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On Sunday, September 23rd, an overwhelming number of Teamsters Local 727 members employed by MV Transportation, Inc. at the Company’s Chicago facility voted to authorize an unfair labor practice strike against their employer. The ULP strike is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 1st. Following the affirmative ULP strike authorization vote, MV Transportation requested a […]
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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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