Month: May 2017

Local 727 Drops Banner of Protest Against Navy Pier Executives

Local 727 Drops Banner of Protest Against Navy Pier Executives

If you happened to be walking or driving under the Wabash Ave. bridge at the intersection of Illinois St. early this morning, then you saw Teamsters Local 727’s message to the…

Unfair Labor Practices Could Lead to Teamsters Strike at Navy Pier

Unfair Labor Practices Could Lead to Teamsters Strike at Navy Pier

Local 727 Fighting to Save Security, Fire & Safety Officers’ Jobs In February 2017, Navy Pier Inc. (NPI) – the company that manages Navy Pier – issued a request for proposal…

Funeral Directors Take Advantage of Union’s Free Spring CE Seminar

Funeral Directors Take Advantage of Union’s Free Spring CE Seminar

Teamsters Local 727 funeral directors learned about federal mediation and conciliation service, Nova Care, estate planning, embalming a diabetes case, and the proper treatment of tissue restoration during the union’s semi-annual…

Local 727 and SCI Move Closer to Agreement on New Contract

Local 727 and SCI Move Closer to Agreement on New Contract

Representatives of Teamsters Local 727 and Service Corporation International moved closer to a new collective bargaining agreement in the latest round of negotiations held May 2, 2017. The previous agreement…

Local 727 Marches for Workers’ Rights on May Day, 2017

Local 727 Marches for Workers’ Rights on May Day, 2017

Despite the dreary weather, the staff and members of Teamsters Local 727 came out in full force to celebrate International Workers’ Day, May 1, 2017. James Wright, a member who…