Month: April 2020

Teamsters Local 727 Demands Rollex Provide Workers With Hazard Pay

Teamsters Local 727 Demands Rollex Provide Workers With Hazard Pay

Since the 1950s, Rollex’s manufacturing plant based in Elk Grove Village has specialized in the manufacturing of aluminum and metal moldings for kitchen, bath, and home exteriors as well as…

Union Demands That Dr Pepper Make Members Whole and Follow CDC Guidance After Positive COVID-19 Case at Its Northlake Facility

Union Demands That Dr Pepper Make Members Whole and Follow CDC Guidance After Positive COVID-19 Case at Its Northlake Facility

Until this week, Teamsters Local 727 has been pleasantly surprised by Keurig Dr Pepper’s COVID-19 policies and response which included a 20% hazard pay increase (including overtime), and paid leave…

Teamsters Local 727 Keeps Up the Fight for Jobs at McCormick Place

Teamsters Local 727 Keeps Up the Fight for Jobs at McCormick Place

Because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot have recently turned the nation’s largest convention center into a field hospital in the hopes of alleviating future concerns…

727 Negotiates Hazard Pay for Skyway Employees In Light of COVID-19

727 Negotiates Hazard Pay for Skyway Employees In Light of COVID-19

Teamsters Local 727 is proud to announce Toll Collectors at Chicago Skyway will receive “Appreciation Pay” from the company after the Union and its members demanded the company recognize the…

Teamsters Local 727 Extends Contract and Secures Retroactivity for Pepsi Members

Teamsters Local 727 Extends Contract and Secures Retroactivity for Pepsi Members

Recently, the Teamsters Local 727 Pepsi bargaining committee was able to secure an agreement with PepsiCo Beverages North America that extends the current CBA until May 31, 2020. The current…