Enterna Williams, paratransit operator at SCR Medical Transportation and proud Teamsters Local 727 member, was a featured guest on WGN Radio 720 AM’s “The Workers’ Mic: Spotlight on Transit,” where […]
Archive for May, 2016
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 FDSA collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 727.
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.
Union to Distribute Pepsi’s Complete Final Contract Offer to Membership This Week
Teamsters Local 727 representatives will be distributing copies of Pepsi management’s complete last, best and final contract offer to the membership at the 35th Street, 51st Street, Elk Grove Village and Kankakee facilities this week.
Teamsters: CVS Is Unfair to Labor, Unfair to Pharmacists
CVS pharmacists and Teamsters Local 727 representatives took action Tuesday, May 10, by passing out handbills outside Chicago-area pharmacies to inform the public of safety risks associated with CVS management’s mistreatment of overworked and understaffed pharmacists.
Teamsters Applaud Treasury Decision to Deny Central States Cuts
The Department of Treasury on May 6 announced its decision to deny the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (CSPF) application to cut the pensions of thousands of Teamsters retirees.
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