Month: November 2019

Register for Local 727’s Free Winter CE Seminar Today

Register for Local 727’s Free Winter CE Seminar Today

Registration is now open for Teamsters Local 727’s winter continuing education seminar for funeral directors and embalmers, which will be held from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December…

GLCCD Incompetence Costs Workers Money and Forces Several Drivers to Work 14-Hour Day

GLCCD Incompetence Costs Workers Money and Forces Several Drivers to Work 14-Hour Day

When some OFS delivery merchandisers arrived to Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution’s Alsip facility this morning, GLCCD management did not have their delivery trucks ready. Instead, the Teamsters Local 727 members,…

20+ Years and Over $30M, the Local 727 Legal & Educational Assistance Fund Continues to Help Make College More Affordable

20+ Years and Over $30M, the Local 727 Legal & Educational Assistance Fund Continues to Help Make College More Affordable

This year, the Teamsters Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Fund awarded more than $2.5 million in college tuition and educational fee reimbursements to hundreds of eligible participants, their spouses,…

Union Bargaining Committee Reprimands CDT for Increasing Health Care Costs During Latest Bargaining Session

Union Bargaining Committee Reprimands CDT for Increasing Health Care Costs During Latest Bargaining Session

During the parties’ latest bargaining session on Wednesday, November 13, the Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee and representatives of Cook DuPage Transportation, Inc., a subsidiary of National Express, began negotiating…

NLRB Finds Merit with Union’s ULP Charge against Chicago Jewish Funerals

NLRB Finds Merit with Union’s ULP Charge against Chicago Jewish Funerals

Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board recently informed Teamsters Local 727 that it has found merit with an unfair labor practice charge filed by the Union against Chicago…