Month: June 2016

Negotiations Resume for Members at SCI/Alderwoods Funeral Homes

Negotiations Resume for Members at SCI/Alderwoods Funeral Homes

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and SCI d/b/a Alderwoods management met for several hours on June 23, the first time the parties have been at the bargaining table in…

Pepsi Teamsters Bargaining Committee Recommends Contract; Mail Ballots Sent This Week

Pepsi Teamsters Bargaining Committee Recommends Contract; Mail Ballots Sent This Week

Pepsi members at four Chicago-area facilities have the opportunity to vote on a new four-year contract, which the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee recommends for ratification. “The company met us…

Osco Pharmacists: Get the Facts About the Company’s Contract Offer

Osco Pharmacists: Get the Facts About the Company’s Contract Offer

Osco management has been distributing a summary of its contract offer to pharmacists. But the company’s handout does not tell the whole story. Notably absent from Osco’s summary of changes…

SCI Bargains in Bad Faith, Proposes 90 Contract Changes to Eviscerate Funeral Members’ Rights

SCI Bargains in Bad Faith, Proposes 90 Contract Changes to Eviscerate Funeral Members’ Rights

In an attempt to completely eviscerate employees’ rights and weaken the bargaining unit, funeral industry giant Service Corporation International opened negotiations with Teamsters Local 727 on June 20 by proposing…

Osco Wrongfully Forcing Pharmacists to Work Mandatory Overtime

Osco Wrongfully Forcing Pharmacists to Work Mandatory Overtime

Osco management is attempting to force pharmacists to work mandatory overtime in order to attend meetings to discuss the company’s contract proposal — a clear violation of the collective bargaining…