Month: July 2018

Local 727 Members at Brookfield Zoo Featured in Sun Times Article for National Zookeeper Week

Local 727 Members at Brookfield Zoo Featured in Sun Times Article for National Zookeeper Week

In honor of National Zookeeper Week, Teamsters Local 727 members Dara Kelly and Nava Greenblatt were recently featured in a Chicago Sun Times article: “As National Zookeeper Week is set…

GLCCD’s Behavior Forces Union to File Yet Another Unfair Labor Practice Charge

GLCCD’s Behavior Forces Union to File Yet Another Unfair Labor Practice Charge

Teamsters Local 727 has filed a new Unfair Labor Practice charge with Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board against Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution as a result of the…

Amazon’s Top Shopping Day is a Prime Day for Labor Action

Amazon’s Top Shopping Day is a Prime Day for Labor Action

For the past forty-eight hours, Amazon workers across Spain, Germany, and Poland have engaged in strikes to protest the e-commerce giant’s refusal to renew collective bargaining agreements, poor wages, and…

DS Waters Drivers & Standard Coffee Workers Ratify New 5-Year Contracts

DS Waters Drivers & Standard Coffee Workers Ratify New 5-Year Contracts

Late last week, Teamsters Local 727 members employed by DS Waters (i.e. Hinckley Springs) ratified two new 5-year collective bargaining agreements that cover Drivers and Standard Coffee employees. Among the…

Local 727 Successful in Dismissing Temporary Restraining Order, Dr Pepper Remains Bitter After Union ULP Strike Victory

Local 727 Successful in Dismissing Temporary Restraining Order, Dr Pepper Remains Bitter After Union ULP Strike Victory

Teamsters Local 727 obtained yet another victory earlier today over the American Bottling Company, a subsidiary of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., when the outstanding Temporary Restraining Order and injunction lawsuit…