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Union Demands Fair Treatment and Good Faith Bargaining for Pharmacists Earlier this month, Teamsters Local 727 Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr., wrote letters to 25 executives at CVS detailing the disrespectful and upsetting manner in which local Company representatives and CVS’s chief negotiator have handled ongoing negotiations with the Union. “It has been over two years […]
A record number of CVS pharmacists met at Teamsters Local 727’s Union Hall in Park Ridge on Sunday evening, April 15th to hear the latest updates on contract negotiations and their options going forward despite CVS management’s unwillingness to make any movement during contract negotiations. During the meeting, the Union provided a brief overview of […]
While Teamsters Local 727 is currently engaged in contract negotiations with CVS, it also continues to fight the Company’s bad behavior on several other fronts. The Union has filed numerous grievances against CVS, as well as unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, and is processing multiple grievances through the arbitration procedure. […]
The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and CVS management held another mediation session for a new collective bargaining agreement on December 13, 2017. CVS yet again made no movement from its September 2016 proposal, which, among other things, would grant CVS the right to eliminate PICS from the bargaining unit. “Local 727 considered the federal […]
CVS is yet again delaying selecting dates to meet with Teamsters Local 727 for the next round of bargaining for a new contract. The Parties last met on October 3, 2017. Prior to that meeting, the Union demanded, but CVS refused, to select additional dates beyond October 3rd, indicating instead that it would select one […]
PHOTOS: Teamsters Local 727 Charitable Fund Raises Nearly $17,000 at First Golf Outing
On July 6, 2018, more than 110 golfers came together at White Pines Golf Club to raise nearly $17,000 at the First Annual Teamsters Local 727 Charitable Fund Golf Outing. Despite a cold and stormy initial outing date, the rescheduled golf outing saw prime golfing weather with clear blue skies, ideal temperatures, and moderate […]
Union Wins Strike Against the American Bottling Company, Drivers Returned to Work Today
For forty days, Teamsters Local 727 drivers employed by the American Bottling Company, a subsidiary of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. that is set to merge with Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. this month, have stood together in protest of the Company’s threats, attempts at intimidation, and unwillingness to bargain in good faith with the Union. […]
Corporate billionaires are trying to mislead the public into thinking Unions and the labor movement are no longer necessary. The Pew Research Center released a study earlier this month that indicates the efforts of these Big Business bullies have fallen short. The study found that the majority of Americans have a favorable impression of unions […]
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