RESOURCESThis year, the Teamsters Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Fund awarded more than $2.5 million in college tuition and educational fee reimbursements to hundreds of eligible participants, their spouses, and dependents. Over the program’s 20+ year history, the Teamsters Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Fund Board of Trustees have distributed over $30 million […]
This past November, the Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Plan Board of Trustees and Chicago Newspaper Publishers Drivers Union Pension Fund representatives reached an agreement to merge the two pension funds and, in doing so, saved the pensions of approximately 850 participants. The absorption of the struggling Chicago Tribune Pension Fund by the well-funded […]
With graduation season just around the corner, 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 […]
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 is pleased to inform you that the Trustees of the Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Fund have announced an improvement to its educational assistance benefits. Effective immediately, participant eligibility for educational assistance benefits will not end if a participant is on a documented disability leave of absence from covered employment. This […]
Read the Local 727 Fall 2019 Member Newsletter Now!
Teamsters Local 727 has had a very busy and successful fall! Catch up on the Union’s recent victories, check out photos of members in action, and read a special message from Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr. in Local 727’s Fall 2019 Member Newsletter. Click the newsletter above to read more!
Local 727 Executive Board Elected to New Term
On Sunday, November 3, 2019, the Executive Board of Teamsters Local 727 was elected to a new three-year term by an enthusiastic gathering of the Local 727 membership. The Unity Slate, under the leadership of Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr. and comprised of all current Local 727 Executive Board members, ran without opposition and won re-election […]
Earlier this month, the Illinois Pharmaceutical Task Force submitted its final report and recommendations for modifying the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act (PPA) to the state legislature. Illinois State Representative Michael Zalewski last week appears to have used the Task Force’s recommendations to draft and submit an official proposal for amending the PPA to the Illinois […]
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