Teamsters Rally at Navy Pier, Saturday, May 27!

“Why I Wear Red:” A Message from John Coli Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 727

The Teamsters Local 727 office staff and I are all wearing red today in support of the fight for pay equity. Today, April 10th, Equal Pay Day, is symbolic for how many days into this new year an average American woman has to work to earn the same amount of pay an average man earned […]

Union Files an Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against GLCCD Alleging Retaliation Against Union Steward

Teamsters Local 727 filed an unfair labor practice charge with Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board against Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution alleging the Company retaliated against a Union steward who was engaging in union activity. The ULP filing is a direct result of in-person meetings – held without a Union representative present – […]

Union Achieves Huge Victory in Long Fight for D-Van Drivers with National Express dba CDT

All Drivers to be Made Whole and Paid the Van Rate After over a year of fighting the new owners of Cook-DuPage Transportation, National Express, Teamsters Local 727 finally achieved a much-deserved victory when Arbitrator Peter Meyers ruled in favor of the Union. The original grievance that initiated this arbitration process was filed in June […]