All Teamsters in Illinois are strongly urged to call Republican State Rep. Jerry Lee Long and tell him to vote “yes” to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1905. Rep. Jerry Lee Long (76th District) Springfield Office: (217) 782-0140 Streator District Office: (815) 510-9689 The legislation, which passed the Illinois General Assembly in […]
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.
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 […]
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