Month: June 2018

United We Rise

United We Rise

Corporate billionaires are trying to mislead the public into thinking Unions and the labor movement are no longer necessary. The Pew Research Center released a study earlier this month that…

PHOTOS: Funeral Members Gain New Insight at Union CE Seminar

PHOTOS: Funeral Members Gain New Insight at Union CE Seminar

Funeral directors and embalmers attended the Teamsters Local 727 continuing education seminar on Wednesday, June 13th at the Union meeting hall in Park Ridge. Local 727 hosts the six-hour…

Teamsters Local 727 Notifies Top CVS Executives of CVS Negotiators’ Unwillingness to Reach a Deal

Teamsters Local 727 Notifies Top CVS Executives of CVS Negotiators’ Unwillingness to Reach a Deal

Union Demands Fair Treatment and Good Faith Bargaining for Pharmacists Earlier this month, Teamsters Local 727 Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr., wrote letters to 25 executives at CVS detailing the disrespectful…

727 Members Celebrate Union Triumphs with Tacos at May Meeting

727 Members Celebrate Union Triumphs with Tacos at May Meeting

Secretary-Treasurer John Coli Jr. updated Teamsters Local 727 members on contracts, grievances, arbitrations, and other union business during the Union Membership Meeting on May 20, 2018. The membership was updated…

Union and MV Chicago 135 Reach Tentative Agreement on Multiple Key Issues

Union and MV Chicago 135 Reach Tentative Agreement on Multiple Key Issues

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee reached tentative agreements with MV Transportation Chicago, Division 135 on multiple contract provisions as negotiations continued on May 29th, May 30th, and May 31st.…