Month: May 2016

Federal Court Judge Rules in Union’s Favor Against Funeral Employer

Federal Court Judge Rules in Union’s Favor Against Funeral Employer

A federal court judge has ruled in the union’s favor by determining that Olson Burke-Sullivan Funeral Home and Cremation Society are a single employer and are bound to the current…

CVS Still Pushing for 12-Hour Shifts, Meager Wage Increases

CVS Still Pushing for 12-Hour Shifts, Meager Wage Increases

CVS management made little movement to address pharmacists’ concerns about quality of life issues during another long negotiation meeting with the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee on May 10. The…

Union to Distribute Pepsi’s Complete Final Contract Offer to Membership This Week

Union to Distribute Pepsi’s Complete Final Contract Offer to Membership This Week

Over the weekend, Teamsters Local 727 attorneys finalized the complete draft of Pepsi management’s last, best and final contract offer and sent it to union printers to make copies for…

Teamsters: CVS Is Unfair to Labor, Unfair to Pharmacists

Teamsters: CVS Is Unfair to Labor, Unfair to Pharmacists

Union Informs Public of Corporation’s Mistreatment of Pharmacists, Public Safety Risks CHICAGO — CVS pharmacists and Teamsters Local 727 representatives took action Tuesday, May 10, by passing out handbills outside…

Teamsters Applaud Treasury Decision to Deny Central States Cuts

Teamsters Applaud Treasury Decision to Deny Central States Cuts

Union Will Continue to Move Forward on Legislative Efforts to Repeal MPRA, Protect Pensions (WASHINGTON) – The Department of Treasury on May 6 announced its decision to deny the Central States,…