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Eagle Express Wastes Time and Money Contesting Union Election

Instead of starting the process of negotiating a first contract following the June 9, 2020 democratic election that fairly and legally certified Teamsters Local 727 as the representatives of all full-time and part-time drivers at the Bedford Park location, Eagle Express Lines, Inc. (“Eagle Express”) filed a frivolous Request for Review to contest the validity […]

Jewel-Osco Violates Federal Labor For Anti-Union Practice

On June 19th, the National Labor Relation Board issued a complaint against Jewel Osco, a subsidiary of Albertsons, after the Region found merit with the Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed by Local 727 over Osco’s blatant violation of the National Labor Relations Act. The Complaint states that Osco violated federal labor law by “interfering with, […]

Tribune Engages in Bad Faith and Regressive Effects Bargaining Over Proposed Lay-Offs

After weeks of bargaining in bad faith, failing to make substantive movement from its initial lay-off proposal, giving the Union unreasonable and arbitrary response deadlines and unlawfully threatening the Union with a “take it or leave it” approach, the Chicago Tribune unilaterally implemented a regressive proposal to lay-off  the two least senior drivers in the […]