Archive for April, 2019

ATTENTION TEAMSTERS: Congressional Subcommittee Chairman Acknowledges Pension Crisis Will Result in ‘Shared Pain’

| April 3, 2019

According to a recent Pensions&Investments report: “Solutions to a multiemployer pension crisis will be painful but will only get harder and more costly if there is further delay…  Without congressional […]

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Local 727 Fights to Make Every Day Equal Pay Day

| April 2, 2019

A Message from John Coli, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 727: While today may be Equal Pay Day—the day that marks how far into 2019 an average woman has to […]

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Wear RED Tomorrow to Show Your Support for Pay Equality

| April 1, 2019

The average woman earns just 80 cents to the dollar a man makes for the same work. Equal Pay Day will be observed tomorrow, April 2nd.  This date indicates the […]

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PHOTOS: At March Meeting, Local 727 Members Enthusiastically Applaud Endorsement of Lori Lightfoot for Mayor

PHOTOS: At March Meeting, Local 727 Members Enthusiastically Applaud Endorsement of Lori Lightfoot for Mayor

| April 1, 2019

  During yesterday’s March general membership meeting, Teamsters Local 727 members enthusiastically applauded Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr.’s announcement of the Union’s endorsement of Lori Lightfoot for Mayor of the City […]

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MV 422 Workers are One Step Closer to Teamster Representation, Local 727 Files Petition for Representation Election

| April 1, 2019

Yesterday, Teamsters Local 727 filed a petition for an election with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of more than 100 MV Transportation, Inc. drivers and aides.  The petition […]

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