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More Progress Made in Pepsi Negotiations; Subcommittee’s Work Results in Tentative Agreements
The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Pepsi management continued to make progress during contract negotiations on April 20, reaching tentative agreements on key issues such as rest periods, personal cell phone use and weekly guarantees.

Local 727, Pepsi Make Progress on Major Issues as Bargaining Continues, Agree to Just Cause
The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Pepsi management made progress on key issues during contract negotiations on April 18. Both sides began the day by continuing to work from a newly unified contract that will eventually cover all Teamster Pepsi classifications.

Union, Pepsi Working to Merge Contracts Into Unified Agreement
Pepsi management returned to the bargaining table on April 12 prepared to merge all four contracts into one agreement. “This is a huge step in the direction we want to head,” said John T. Coli, Local 727 Secretary-Treasurer.

Home Juice Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify Unified Contract
Home Juice inside and outside beverage workers have overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract that includes wage increases, improved retirement benefits and the maintenance of health and welfare benefits.

Union Continues Fight Against Coca-Cola’s Unjust Health Insurance Costs
Teamsters Local 727 is taking its fight against Coca-Cola Refreshments to the next level because the company refuses to admit wrongdoing after charging employees higher insurance premiums than those explicitly set forth in the new collective bargaining agreement.
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