Archive for August, 2019

Do YOU Know Your Weingarten Rights?

| August 13, 2019

Disciplinary Write-Up Removed from Member’s Record After Union’s Quick Action A dispatcher employed by First Transit DuPage recently had a disciplinary write-up removed from his employment record thanks to the […]

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Local 727’s Calls for a Revote on 12-Hour Day Succeed, IL Pharmacy Task Force to Address Issue at August 13 Meeting

| August 12, 2019

For two months, Teamsters Local 727 has demanded the Illinois Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force revote its motion recommending a pharmacist’s workday be capped at 12 hours.  The Union’s persistence was […]

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Local 727 Informs the Public of Vitalant’s Disrespect for its Workers

Local 727 Informs the Public of Vitalant’s Disrespect for its Workers

| August 8, 2019

Yesterday, Teamsters Local 727 distributed flyers notifying the public of Vitalant’s poor treatment of its hardworking employees.  The Union called on the Des Plaines community to stand with workers and […]

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Union Wins 4th Consecutive Victory in Election Proceedings, NLRB Region 13 Certifies Local 727 as Sole Representative of Keurig Dr Pepper’s Northlake Salesmen

| August 5, 2019

Teamsters Local 727 was awarded a huge victory this week when National Labor Relations Board Regional Director Peter Sung Ohr issued his decision on Keurig Dr Pepper salesmen’s recent representation […]

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Wage Raises and Affordable Health Care Options are Coming to MV-135 Workers After Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Economic Agreement

| August 5, 2019

On Friday, MV Transportation, Inc. drivers, dispatchers, reservationists, schedulers, and payroll clerks servicing the MV Chicago 135 Division overwhelmingly voted in favor of ratifying the terms of the wages and […]

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