2019 – Page 10 – Teamsters Local 727

Company Makes Little Movement After CPS Paratransit & Loyola University Shuttle Workers Vote to Initiate Unfair Labor Practice Strikes

CHICAGO, September 12, 2019 – Two bargaining units of transit workers represented by Teamsters Local 727 voted to authorize initiating unfair labor practice (ULP) strikes against their employer, MV Transportation,…

Union Files Grievance as a Result of GLCCD Lies & Possible Wage Theft

Union Strongly Urges Workers NOT to Sign Any Payroll Deduction Forms Early yesterday morning, Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution, Inc. allegedly informed employees that the Company had experienced a cyberattack and…

New Gallup Poll Shows Union Approval is at a Near 50-Year High

A recent poll conducted by Gallup has shown that Americans’ approval of labor unions has nearly reached a 50-year high. According to Gallup: “Sixty-four percent of Americans approve of labor…

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Teamsters Local 727 CPS Paratransit & Loyola University Shuttle Drivers & Aides Set to Vote on Initiating ULP Strikes

CHICAGO, August 29, 2019 – While students busily prepare for the first day of a new school year, the Chicagoland transit workers they depend upon are busy preparing for potential…

Local 727 Secures Tentative Agreement with Largest Wage Raise in a Decade for Vitalant Workers

The Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee has successfully secured a tentative agreement on a new three-year Vitalant collective bargaining agreement covering distribution drivers and Mobile Unit Assistants. In addition to…