Last week, Teamsters Local 727 members employed by Pepsi Beverages Company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, informed the Union that members of LiUNA Laborers Local 225 had erected a picket outside of the Company’s 51st Street location to protest a non-union contractor hired by Pepsi to demolish an unused building on the property. Immediately after being […]
Teamsters Local 727 has begun the new year with 13 arbitrations pending against Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution, Inc., which the Union are actively investigating. Among these are TEN grievances over unjust terminations of Union members and an additional grievance over an unjust discipline of a member. Additionally, Local 727 has also demanded arbitration over a […]
Teamsters Local 727 continues to check-in with the National Labor Relations Board weekly for updates on the NLRB’s decision concerning union representation of the recently organized Northlake salesmen. This decision impacts not only union representation but also the multiple unfair labor practice charges filed against the American Bottling Company, a Keurig Dr Pepper subsidiary. Included […]
Teamsters Local 727 members employed by the Holiday Inn Chicago O’Hare unanimously ratified four new collective bargaining agreements earlier this month. The CBAs, which cover hotel drivers, front desk attendants, engineers, and housekeeping and laundry attendants, not only improve benefits, strengthen job protections, and improve scheduling procedures but also include the largest wage increases in […]
The Joint Council 25 Women’s Committee is partnering with the Chicago Period Project to empower homeless and in-need people to experience their periods with dignity. The local nonprofit organization distributes feminine hygiene products and other critical menstruation supplies to shelters, schools, and crisis support networks to help ensure Chicago residents living below the poverty line […]
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.
CVS Fined by State Board for Poor Conditions in Pharmacies
In an article published earlier this month, the New York Times described dangerous workplace conditions found in multiple CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) locations in Oklahoma that sound all too familiar to workplace conditions described by CVS pharmacists represented by Teamsters Local 727 in the Chicagoland area; conditions that representatives of Local 727 have been bringing to […]
After the murder of George Floyd, cities across the United States took to the streets to protest systemic racism and to demand that politicians, institutions, and the country as a whole recognize “Black Lives Matter.” Because of the civil unrest, many businesses across the Chicagoland area closed for days and dozens of Keurig Dr Pepper […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Chicagoland area in March, Teamsters Local 727 frontline, essential workers answered the call to serve the city. While many people worked from home to help stop the spread of coronavirus, Local 727 members in the soda industry worked overtime to produce and deliver water and other beverages throughout the […]
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