Year: 2020

Teamsters Local 727 Achieves Protections Against “New Technology” for Outside Bargaining Unit Members

Teamsters Local 727 Achieves Protections Against “New Technology” for Outside Bargaining Unit Members

Shortly before the coronavirus pandemic began, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) management contacted the Union about Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs). The Company informed Union representatives that, with no notice to the…

Labor Services Solutions Forced by NLRB To Post Notice of Violations

Labor Services Solutions Forced by NLRB To Post Notice of Violations

After illegally furloughing dozens of Union members who provide essential valet parking service to patients, visitors and staff at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) during the Covid-19 pandemic,…

First Transit Pays Thousands of Dollars in Lost Wages to University of Chicago Drivers

First Transit Pays Thousands of Dollars in Lost Wages to University of Chicago Drivers

When Drivers at First Transit’s University of Chicago location informed the Union that they had not received the correct annual raise guaranteed by their CBA, representatives of the Union quickly…

The Forge Recognizes Local 727 Lead Business Agent Caleen Carter-Patton’s Role in the Origin of the “Fight for 15” Campaign

The Forge Recognizes Local 727 Lead Business Agent Caleen Carter-Patton’s Role in the Origin of the “Fight for 15” Campaign

Click here to read the story of the workers and organizers in Chicago — most of them women — whose efforts to build an organization of downtown workers helped to…

Unions and Producers Announce Safety Protocols for Film Industry

Unions and Producers Announce Safety Protocols for Film Industry

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, along with other Film and Television Industry unions including the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and Basic Crafts, recently announced an agreement with the major studios (under…