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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 […]
Swift Action By 727 Results in Substantial Make-Whole Remedy For Keurig Dr Pepper Commission Drivers Effected by Black Lives Matter Protests
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 […]
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Withholds Information From the Union Leading the Union to Ask What GLCC Has to Hide
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 […]
All Hinckley Outside and Standard Coffee Members Return to Work After Furlough
Teamsters Local 727 is pleased to report that as of June 29, all furloughed Route Sales Representatives (RSR) from Hinckley Outside and Standard Coffee have returned to work. We are additionally pleased to report that despite the furlough, Teamsters Local 727 was able to negotiate a reinstatement agreement so that no RSR suffered a lapse in […]
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 […]
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