Archive for March, 2020

Important Update On New Legislation Impacting Those Affected By The COVID-19 Pandemic & Teamsters Local 727’s Fight For Its Members

Important Update On New Legislation Impacting Those Affected By The COVID-19 Pandemic & Teamsters Local 727’s Fight For Its Members

| March 16, 2020

Over the weekend, the House passed legislation (Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201) in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the key provisions of the Families First Coronavirus […]

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Special Message From Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr. Regarding CO-VID19

Special Message From Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr. Regarding CO-VID19

| March 13, 2020

  Dear Brothers and Sisters, During this time of uncertainty, I want to reach out about CO-VID19. Our brotherhood is the heart of this Union, and our work is the […]

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Local 727 Secures New Tentative Agreement that Limits Length of Blue Cards

| March 4, 2020

The Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee and representatives of PepsiCo Beverages North America met for the second consecutive day today to continue bargaining over a successor collective bargaining agreement.  Capitalizing […]

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Teamsters Local 727 Pens Letter to NYT Editor Reacting to Paper’s Recent Exposé on Missing Medication Error Complaints

Teamsters Local 727 Pens Letter to NYT Editor Reacting to Paper’s Recent Exposé on Missing Medication Error Complaints

| March 4, 2020

CHICAGO, March 4, 2020 – Teamsters Local 727 Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr. submitted the following letter to the New York Times in response to the newspaper’s February 21 article exposing […]

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Benefit Funds Board of Trustees Approves Reduction in Union Health Care Plan Deductibles

Benefit Funds Board of Trustees Approves Reduction in Union Health Care Plan Deductibles

| March 4, 2020

The Teamsters Local 727 Benefit Funds is pleased to announce that the Funds Trustees have approved lowering the health care deductibles and out-of-pocket maximum for all members who currently participate […]

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