Earlier this month, Teamsters Local 727 learned that CVS was attempting to unilaterally implement a new “Two-Step Verification Process” which would require pharmacists to verify prescriptions both before and after a pharmacy technician filled it. Such a procedure was not only a massive drain on the already limited time pharmacists have to complete CVS’s ever-growing […]
CHICAGO, October 30, 2018 — Teamsters Local 727 maintained its demand for fair wages and the respectful treatment of its members as the Union bargaining committee and the metal siding and home product manufacturer Rollex Corporation reconvened negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement yesterday, October 29th. After Rollex management arrived to negotiations forty-five minutes […]
Teamsters Local 727 members employed as production and maintenance workers by Rollex Corporation voted yesterday, Sunday, October 28th, to authorize the Union bargaining committee to initiate a strike should the Company’s bad faith bargaining during negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement continue. Despite Local 727’s attempts to schedule multiple bargaining sessions well in advance […]
The Teamsters Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Fund awarded a record-setting $3.1 million in college tuition and educational fee reimbursements this month to hundreds of eligible participants, their spouses, and dependents. Since the program’s inception in 1999, the Teamsters Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Fund Board of Trustees have distributed over $27 million […]
Teamsters Local 727 has successfully resolved a grievance with Skyway Concessions Co. regarding the method used to calculate vacation accrual for part-time employees. The grievance was originally filed earlier this summer when the Union was informed that part-time employees who worked an average of 80 hours or more per pay period were not accruing vacation […]
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.
PHOTOS: Local 727’s Winter CE Seminar Sees Tremendous Turnout
Last month, Teamsters Local 727 hosted its winter continuing education seminar on Wednesday, December 4 in the Union’s Park Ridge meeting hall. The bi-annual seminar, which is free to Local 727 members in good standing, had a near record-high turnout with 80 funeral-industry professionals participating. The 2019 winter seminar offers funeral directors and embalmers the […]
JRH Memorial Scholarship helps Local 727 winner become 1st in her family to attend college
Originally Published January 15, 2020 by Teamsters Joint Council 25 at TeamstersJC25.com Last week, the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund celebrated twenty years of providing millions of dollars in scholarships to hundreds of Teamster sons and daughters. The Fund has made college dreams possible for so many families throughout the years. The Fund gives […]
2020 Scholarship Information for Teamsters Local 727 Members and Dependents
Teamsters Local 727 would like to take a moment to remind all members of one of the many benefits of union membership—eligibility for college, university, and trade or vocation school scholarships. Are you or your dependents considering pursuing higher education? Many Teamster-friendly organizations are now accepting applications for post-secondary scholarships, including the James R. Hoffa […]
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