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Teamsters Local 727 Legal & Educational Assistance Fund Awards $3.1 Million in College Tuition Reimbursement

Teamsters Local 727 Legal & Educational Assistance Fund Awards $3.1 Million in College Tuition Reimbursement

| October 26, 2018

The Teamsters Local 727 Legal and Educational Assistance Fund awarded a record-setting $3.1 million in college tuition and educational fee reimbursements this month to hundreds of eligible participants, their spouses, […]

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Local 727 Resolves Grievance with Skyway, Part-Time Employees to Receive Owed Vacation Time

| October 25, 2018

Teamsters Local 727 has successfully resolved a grievance with Skyway Concessions Co. regarding the method used to calculate vacation accrual for part-time employees.  The grievance was originally filed earlier this […]

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Brookfield Zoo and Hyatt Named “Highest-Rated Workplaces in Chicago”

| October 24, 2018

Employees of Brookfield Zoo and Hyatt—companies which employ more than 250 Teamsters Local 727 members—have rated the companies as two of the top places to work in the Chicagoland area. […]

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Local 727 Secures Tentative Agreement with CDT that Enhances and Streamlines the Grievance Procedure

| October 24, 2018

Teamsters Local 727 and Cook DuPage Transportation, Inc., a subsidiary of National Express, met Monday, October 22nd and Tuesday, October 23rd to continue negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.  […]

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University of Chicago Shuttle Bus Drivers Ratify First Teamster CBA

| October 23, 2018

Just a few short months after 100% of participants voted “YES” for Teamsters Local 727 representation, 47 University of Chicago shuttle bus drivers employed by First Transit have ratified their […]

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