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Union Urges SCI to Narrow Focus to Most Important Issues

| June 27, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee made it clear during negotiations with SCI management last week that narrowing the focus of bargaining is the only way to make real progress on a new contract for funeral directors, embalmers and drivers.

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Negotiations Resume for Members at SCI/Alderwoods Funeral Homes

| June 24, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and SCI d/b/a Alderwoods management met for several hours on June 23, the first time the parties have been at the bargaining table in more than a year.

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SCI Bargains in Bad Faith, Proposes 90 Contract Changes to Eviscerate Funeral Members’ Rights

| June 22, 2016

In an attempt to completely eviscerate employees’ rights and weaken the bargaining unit, funeral industry giant Service Corporation International opened negotiations with Teamsters Local 727 on June 20 by proposing a staggering 90 changes to the contract covering Chicago-area funeral directors, embalmers and drivers.

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Funeral Member’s Son Earns Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship

Funeral Member’s Son Earns Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship

| June 10, 2016

Michael Tiernan, son of Teamsters Local 727 funeral member Brian Tiernan, has earned a $2,000 Chicago Federation of Labor William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship.

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Teamsters Stand Up for Funeral Workers at SCI Shareholders Meeting

Teamsters Stand Up for Funeral Workers at SCI Shareholders Meeting

| May 26, 2016

Teamster representatives on May 11 called out funeral industry giant Service Corporation International’s poor business practices and called on its Board to take action during SCI’s shareholders meeting in Houston.

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