Archive for March, 2016

Local 727 Pepsi Bargaining Committee Finalizes Preparations; Negotiations Set to Begin March 22

Local 727 Pepsi Bargaining Committee Finalizes Preparations; Negotiations Set to Begin March 22

| March 21, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee finalized its preparations for contract negotiations with Pepsi management, which are set to begin March 22.

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Teamster-Backed Candidates Take Major Primaries in Illinois

Teamster-Backed Candidates Take Major Primaries in Illinois

| March 18, 2016

Twenty-one labor-friendly legislators and candidates endorsed by Teamsters Joint Council 25 prevailed in Illinois’ General Primary Election on Tuesday, March 15.

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CVS Member’s Family Benefits from ‘Amazing’ Educational Assistance

CVS Member’s Family Benefits from ‘Amazing’ Educational Assistance

| March 18, 2016

CVS pharmacist Rose Hillmara, an 18-year Teamster, has two children in college, and she says her family is able to make it work thanks in large part to the Teamsters Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Benefit.

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Hard-Won Benefits for Coca-Cola Refreshments Members Rolling Out Soon

Hard-Won Benefits for Coca-Cola Refreshments Members Rolling Out Soon

| March 11, 2016

Teamsters Local 727-represented Coca-Cola Refreshments members next week will have opportunities to learn about their new health insurance and 401(k) benefits, which were secured in their new contract.

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Hundreds of Jewel Warehouse Workers, Drivers Ratify Contracts

Hundreds of Jewel Warehouse Workers, Drivers Ratify Contracts

| March 11, 2016

Nearly 900 Jewel warehouse workers and drivers in the Chicagoland area decisively ratified new five-year contracts on March 6 as members of Teamsters Local 710.

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